MANILA, Philippines — Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Monday admitted that the government is having difficulty in prosecuting and convicting illegal recruiters of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) since many illegal recruiters are now based abroad and many victims choose not to pursue their cases.
“We have to admit that we have very few convictions. Many of our illegal recruiters are foreign-based. Many of our victims of illegal recruitments are willing victims. Alam na nila ‘yung pinapasukan nila (They know what they’re getting into),” Bello said in a Senate hearing onbillsseeking to create the Department of OFW.
“Many of these cases result in dismissal kasi nag-eexecute n…
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