Forty of the 96 reported distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFW) in Poland are set to return to the Philippines on Thursday morning, Senator Manuel Villar said Wednesday.
In a press statement, Villar said the workers have been booked on KLM Flight 0803, which will leave Warsaw at 8:45 a.m. on Thursday.
The 96 Filipino workers earlier complained of contract substitution, reduction of agreed salaries, sickness due to inadequate food provision, and heavy work.
While trying to negotiate with the Polish glass company that employed them, some were reportedly terminated and at least 21 ran away.
“Our workers who have returned with empty hands have been grossly exploited and those accountable in this case must be promptly pursued,” said Villar, who has anchored his presidential bid on rescuing distressed OFWs.
Villar is known to have paid for the repatriation of hundreds of stranded workers, making up for the shortcomings of government agencies, particularly the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) tasked to provide welfare and protection for OFWs.
The Department of Labor and Employment has said that it will try to negotiate with the employers of the 96 OFWs to settle any labor disagreements.
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