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WALA na ba talaga tayong aasahan sa mga awtoridad na kakanti sa mga ‘prostitution den’ ng mga Australiano, Koreano, British nationals at mga Amerikano diyan sa ‘red district’ ng Makati City, EDSA complex at HK Plaza sa Pasay City, partikular ang Amor KTV sa Roxas Blvd., dahil sa patong at kumukulekta ng ‘tongpats’ ang mga ito?
Ayon sa aking mga espiya, bingi at bulag ang mga ilang tiwaling opisyal at miyembro ng Anti-Human Trafficking Division (AHTRAD) ng National Bureau of Investigation, International Justice Mission (IJM), ang WACO ng Camp Crame, at ilang mga tauhan at opisyal ng Southern Police District at ang lokal na kapulisan na nakakasakop sa mga lugar na nabanggit.
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The US Embassy tackled laws and regulations governing temporary worker’s visas with Philippine employment agencies as part of the Department of State’s efforts to combat illegal recruitment and human trafficking.
In a press conference at the Hyatt Hotel and Casino in Manila on May 18, US Embassy spokesman Betina Malone explained that US temporary worker’s visas are issued to a wide range of overseas Filipino workers (OFW)—from semi-skilled workers like domestic helpers, hotel workers, and construction workers—to workers in jobs requiring college degrees, and workers who are temporarily transferred from their offices in the Philippines to their company’s offices in the US.
Read more: US Embassy, OFW Agencies Move To Protect Temporary-Visa Holders
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The Department of Labor and Employment on Monday issued a manual of procedures in dealing with complaints against trafficking in persons, illegal recruitment and child labor.
Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said the manual would serve as a standard operating procedures in efforts to curb illegal and predatory activities that take advantage of job seekers and to strengthen its mechanism against such menace.