PHL envoy asks OFWs in Russia to hold off on recruiting countrymen


Philippine Ambassador to Russia Carlos Sorreta appealed to undocumented OFWs in Russia to stop the illegal recruitment of fellow Pinoys as the government was still working on a bilateral labor agreement with Moscow.
"'Yung isang pakay natin, kasi dumadami ang Pilipino dito, kailangan magkaroon ng legal instrument na magbibigay sa kanila ng legalidad," Sorreta told newly-appointed Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Deputy Administrator Mocha Uson.
Sorreta said Duterte was set to talk with the Russian academe to develop a bilateral labor agreement.
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III previously said that once signed, they would prepare the implementing rules and regulations to pave the way for the deployment of overseas Filipino workers to Russia.
Sorreta thus appealed to Filipinos already in Russia to stop illegal recruitment.
"Nananawagan ako through deputy administrator, na sana ho 'yung mga nandito na ay huwag muna pong mag-recruit, huwag muna yayain 'yung inyong mga kaibigan, kamag-anak o kabayan o ka-probinsya na pumunta dito para magtrabaho na gumagamit ng mga dokumentong hindi tugma sa purpose ng kanilang visit."
The envoy emphasized that it would help negotiations with Russia if the Philippines could demonstrate that its citizens could abide by the laws of the host country.
"At 'pag lalong lumalaki ang numero ng mga Pilipino dito, mas mahihirapan silang pumayag na 'yung nandito na ay gawing legal dahil 'yan po ay in the nature of an amnesty, at hindi pa nagbibigay ng amnesty ang Russia kahit kailan. Kailangan hindi palakihin 'yung madaming undocumented dito," Sorreta said.
"'Wag na muna hong mag-ilegal recruitment," he added. — Jamil Santos/DVM, GMA News

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