ni Eli San Miguel - Trainee @News | November 7, 2023
Inihayag ng Bureau of Immigration (BI) ang isa pang human trafficking scheme na tumutukso sa mga Pilipino na magpunta sa ibang lokasyon sa halip na sa mga nakatalagang lugar abroad kung saan mayroon silang mga legal na kontrata para sa trabahong kanilang pinasukan.
“This modus operandi aims to mislead our immigration officers as the victims do have valid employment permits to a certain country where they had previously worked, but actually their intention is to work somewhere else,” ayon kay BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco sa isang pahayag ngayong Martes.
Ipinahayag ni Tansingco na tina-target ng scheme na ito ang mga Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) na may mga kontrata na malapit nang matapos at inaalok na magtrabaho sa ibang bansa sa Middle East.
Kamakailan lamang, sinabi ni Tansingco na nakatanggap siya ng ulat na naharang ng Immigration and Border Enforcement Section (I-PROBES) sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) ang tatlong Pilipino na magiging biktima sana ng scheme na ito.
“Two of the passengers, both women bound for Dubai, were stopped from leaving at the NAIA 3 last Nov. 1 after they admitted that the valid employment documents to Saudi Arabia they presented were just for a show as their actual intention is to work in Dubai,” aniya.
“They expressed their preference not to return to their former employers, thus they want to try their luck in Dubai where they were promised jobs by people they only met on Facebook or were referred to them by their friends,” dagdag niya.
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