Ni NOEL ABUEL
Pinasalamatan ng mga kongresista ang pamahalaan ng Kuwait at ng mga pulis sa nasabing bansa para makamit ang hustisya ng Pinay overseas workers na pinaslang ng anak ng dating employers nito.
Sinabi ni House Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez na ang paghatol ng Kuwaiti Court sa pumatay sa Filipino domestic helper na si Jullebee Ranara ay paalala at positibong mensahe sa lahat ng overseas Filipino worker (OFWs).
“We thank the authorities in Kuwait–from its police force to its court–for helping serve justice in the case of our kababayan, Jullebee Ranara,” ani Romualdez.
“Her brutal killing shocked us to our core, especially the OFWs. This verdict goes a long way in assuaging their fears. All they want is to do decent work in order to build their families’ future,” sabi ng lider ng 311 miyembro ng Kamara.
“This is also a recognition of the importance of OFWs in the Arab states and beyond. We help keep together these foreign homes, we help build their impressive edifices, and we take care of their elderly and sick when nobody else is willing to,” dagdag pa nito.
Pinasalamatan din ni Romualdez ang mga opisyal ng Pilipinas mula sa Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), at iba pang ahensya para sa paglutas ng kaso ng Ranara.
Pinuri rin ni OFW party list Rep. Marissa “Del Mar” Magsino ang mabilis na pagresolba ng kaso at ang desisyon ng juvenile justice court sa Kuwait na hinatulan ang salarin ng 15-taong pagkakakulong dahil sa pagpatay at 1 taong pagkakulong dahil sa pagmamaneho nang walang lisensya.
“The long arm of the law has given justice to Jullebee Ranara and her bereaved family. Though her family still has to contend with the deep loss of their loved one, it is our hope that the justice achieved through the court’s decision will somehow lessen the sting of the wounds they carry,” ayon pa kay Magsino.
“But the overarching issue still remains — there must be a fundamental transformation of the conditions under which Filipino migrant domestic workers can work and live in their host countries. We need key reforms through stronger bilateral agreements that should include a standard contract, a system for rescuing workers in distress, and investigating worker abuses and deaths,” paliwanag pa nito.
“Huwag natin iiwan ang kaso ni Jullebee Ranara bilang numerong dumagdag sa istatistika ng mga inabusong OFWs bagkus ay maging hamon ito na paigtingin ang proteksyon ng ating gobyerno laban sa abuso at pananamantala sa ating mga OFWs,” dagdag pa ni Magsino.
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