More Pinoys opting to work in Spain

Recruitment consultant Emmanuel Geslani yesterday said there has been a sharp increase in the number of Filipino workers in Spain, with figures even breaching 100,000, most of them undocumented.

“Others come from third countries where they worked as au pairs, a cultural exchange program under the auspices of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas or those who were victimized by unscrupulous recruitment agencies/individuals, usually through social media and recruited from third-world countries who come to Europe on a non-working or tourist visa, who leave them to fend for themselves once they land in Spain, or cross to Spain from other European Union countries, like Croatia, Romania,...

In the case of some tourists who were trafficked to Spain the Philippine embassy through the leadership of Ambassador Philippe Lhuillier is committed to provide assistance to all Filipinos.The Philippine embassy in Spain reported that the stock estimate of Filipinos is 49,336, but the actual number could reach 100,000 including those who have acquired Spanish nationality.

In an advisory Saturday evening, the DMW said the agency, the Philippine Embassy in Tel-Aviv, and the Migrant Workers Office...

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