TACLOBAN CITY – At least 33 persons from this city and Dagami, Leyte who were illegally recruited were presented to the local media after their return to the city through the assistance of Mayor Alfred Romualdez in coordination with the local officials of Indang, Cavite.
The 33 individuals that included two minors were brought back to the city after they sought for help as they complained of poor living condition and unrealized monetary compensation during their almost a month work in a sugarcane plantation in Cavite.
Based on the records of the city social office of Tacloban, of the 33 victims of illegal recruitment, 14 of them were from Diit district, seven from Basper, six from Tigbao, three from San Roque, one from Cabalawan, all in this city ,and one from Dagami town.
When asked on what enticed them to grab the offer to work in Cavite, one of the victims said that the promised high salary including free meals and accomodation were reasons why they accepted the offer.
Most of the victims were farmers and constructions workers.
Based on their accounts, from the promised salary of P700 a day, they were only given P170 by their employer.
They also claimed that they were promised to work in Batangas and not in Cavite.
Liliosa Baltazar, city social welfare officer, said that she was informed on the plight of the victims when she was informed by her counterpart in Indang, Cavite.
Immediately,Baltazar said that she informed Mayor Romualdez, who, in turn, instructed for an immediate action to send back the 33 victims to Tacloban.
Baltazar said that the city government is ready to help the victims of illegal recruitment if they will press charges agains the person who recruited them to Cavite.
Said assistance will be provided by the City Legal Office as they were instructed by the city mayor to extend any possible help that the victims would need, Baltazar said.
Moreover, the Department of Labor and Employment promised to help the victims of trafficking to get back the remaining amount of salary based on the number of days of their work. (Roel Amazona)
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