3 illegally recruited Filipino women repatriated after imprisonment in China
MANILA, Philippines — Three Filipino women who were illegally recruited to work in Guangzhou, China returned to the Philippines last Aug. 24, according to a Bureau of Immigration statement issued on Monday,
The case was handled by the Immigration Protection and Border Enforcement Section (I-PROBES).
The three women were recruited as waitresses and household workers in China, but they were scammed by false work visa promises and were arrested by the immigration police.
The women — all in their 40s but whose names were withheld by the BI — spent over a month in jail.
They were only able to return to the Philippines after the Philippine Consulate in Guangzhou intervened. The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking assisted them on their arrival.
“This is but one of the possibilities that our countrymen may face if they work illegally abroad,” BI chief Norman Tansingco said.
Tansingco also warned prospective overseas workers not to use illicit tactics to gain employment.
