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'Abused' expat workers seek embassy refuge
About 150 overseas Filipino workers who fled their alleged abusive employers in Saudi Arabia have asked the Philippine Consulate in Jeddah to take them into custody instead of returning them to their employers while they undergo deportation proceedings.
- Agencies
- Published: 00:30 February 15, 2008
Manila: About 150 overseas Filipino workers who fled their alleged abusive employers in Saudi Arabia have asked the Philippine Consulate in Jeddah to take them into custody instead of returning them to their employers while they undergo deportation proceedings.
Jonathan Panlilio, spokesman for Migrante International, told reporters the number of stranded Filipino workers who sought assistance had reached 179.
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