February 27, 2010 - Thirty-nine overseas Filipino workers, all females, repatriated from Dubai arrived today, Saturday, at about 2.30 pm on board QR 646, OWWA Administrator Carmelita S. Dimzon said.
The expected number was 42. But three OFWs were held by immigration authorities in Dubai. OWWA welfare officers in Dubai are checking with Dubai immigration the reasons for holding the departure of the three OFWs.
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February 25, 2010 - Forty four seafarers repatriated by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration from Miami, Florida, arrived Thursday morning via Philippine Airlines flight PR 103.
OWWA Administrator Carmelita S. Dimzon reported to acting Labor Secretary Romeo Lagman that the 44 had sought Philippine government assistance to be repatriated from Miami.
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February 19, 2010 - OWWA Administrator Carmelita S. Dimzon has directed OWWA staff and officials to attend an updated briefing on Programs and Services of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, in compliance with the Anti-Red Tape Act.
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February 17, 2010 - The remains of the overseas Filipino worker, Mary Grace Fabian, recovered from the rubbles of a collapsed grocery in quake-stricken Haiti will be arriving on Friday (February 19, 2010) on board PR 103 at about 5.05 am.
This was announced by Administrator Carmelita S. Dimzon of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA).
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February 16, 2010 - Administrator Carmelita S. Dimzon of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) said yesterday that the labor dispute between some 200 overseas Filipino workers and their employer, Al – Arrab Contracting Co., has been settled, four days after workers sought the help of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Riyadh.
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OWWA Administrator Carmelita S. Dimzon has disclosed that the Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad issued in January this year Legislative Decree No. 3 on combating crimes of trafficking in persons.
In a communication addressed to Labor Secretary Marianito D. Roque, Administrator Dimzon said, DFA Undersecretary Rafael E. Seguis relayed information regarding the decree furnished by the Philippine Embassy in Damascus, the capital of Syria dated 19 January, 2010.
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