Tenaganita claims that it has information that there is no proper investigation on the matter thus, urged the authorities not to deport the maids without permit.
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PETALING JAYA: Tenaganita is urging the authorities not to deport Filipino maids who were caught without permit as the NGO has claimed that there was no proper investigation on the matter.
“This is based on the information that we have. Many forget that these domestic workers rely completely on their employers to get their work permit,” its co-founder Irene Fernandez said in response to a Sept 27 FMT article on two Filipino maids facing deportation.
Jemie Ramos, currently detained at the Machap Umboo Immigration Detention Centre in Malacca and scheduled to be deported on Oct 4, had said she would sue her employer and the Malaysian police upon her return to the Philippines.
Ramos claimed that her employer who is a lawyer had failed to apply for the renewal of her work permit.
She and a compatriot Lisa Balajadia were arrested at their employer’s house on Sept 9 for not having valid documents.
“The employers should be held responsible if foreign workers are caught without work permit. We call on the authorities to stop the deportation to allow an appeal so that justice could be served,” Fernandez said.
Fernandez told FMT that they would facilitate the appeal, and that the maids should be granted bail immediately.
It’s maid’s right to sue, says embassy
In another development, the Philippines embassy told FMT that it was Ramos’ prerogative to seek legal redress when she is in her home country although the embassy was of the opinion that the matter was best resolved here.
“It appears to us in this case, it is the employer who is at fault as he has not renewed Ramos’ work permit after repeatedly promising her that he will do so,” the embassy’s spokesman Consul Johann Veronica Andal said.
Andal reiterated that the onus was on the employer to renew the maids’ work permits, and that the maids should not be punished for their employer’s omission of duty.
“We have checked on her condition and we will facilitate her return to the Philippines,” Andal added.
The embassy also urged employers to only hire maids from reputable and licensed agencies to ensure that the maids have valid visas to enter and permits to work in this country.
UPDATED
PETALING JAYA: Tenaganita is urging the authorities not to deport Filipino maids who were caught without permit as the NGO has claimed that there was no proper investigation on the matter.“This is based on the information that we have. Many forget that these domestic workers rely completely on their employers to get their work permit,” its co-founder Irene Fernandez said in response to a Sept 27 FMT article on two Filipino maids facing deportation.
Jemie Ramos, currently detained at the Machap Umboo Immigration Detention Centre in Malacca and scheduled to be deported on Oct 4, had said she would sue her employer and the Malaysian police upon her return to the Philippines.
Ramos claimed that her employer who is a lawyer had failed to apply for the renewal of her work permit.
She and a compatriot Lisa Balajadia were arrested at their employer’s house on Sept 9 for not having valid documents.
“The employers should be held responsible if foreign workers are caught without work permit. We call on the authorities to stop the deportation to allow an appeal so that justice could be served,” Fernandez said.
Fernandez told FMT that they would facilitate the appeal, and that the maids should be granted bail immediately.
It’s maid’s right to sue, says embassy
In another development, the Philippines embassy told FMT that it was Ramos’ prerogative to seek legal redress when she is in her home country although the embassy was of the opinion that the matter was best resolved here.
“It appears to us in this case, it is the employer who is at fault as he has not renewed Ramos’ work permit after repeatedly promising her that he will do so,” the embassy’s spokesman Consul Johann Veronica Andal said.
Andal reiterated that the onus was on the employer to renew the maids’ work permits, and that the maids should not be punished for their employer’s omission of duty.
“We have checked on her condition and we will facilitate her return to the Philippines,” Andal added.
The embassy also urged employers to only hire maids from reputable and licensed agencies to ensure that the maids have valid visas to enter and permits to work in this country.
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