Press Release No. 18-2018
PCG, POLO-OWWA IN Jeddah Repatriate OFW who Jumped from THE 2nd Floor of House of Abusive Employer
Jeddah, 10 April 2018 - The Philippine Consulate General and POLO-OWWA in Jeddah repatriated on 09 April 2018 a female household worker who suffered back injuries after jumping from the second floor of the house of her abusive employer. The worker broke her spinal cord and was treated at the King Abdulaziz Medical Complex. She was admitted temporarily at the Bahay Kalinga (BK) of the Consulate General after her operation. She can walk but needs to wear braces and use a wheelchair for the meantime.
Welfare Officer Yolly Peñaranda (6th from left) and POLO Administrative Staff Juvelyn Idul
with (2nd from left) some of the female OFWs who were repatriated by the Philippine
Consulate General and POLO-OWWA in Jeddah.
WELOF Peñaranda and Administrative Staff Idul at the airport assisting the workers for their repatriation.
Eleven (11) other female wards of the BK, who also suffered abuses from their employers, were repatriated on the same day. The Consulate General, through the POLO-OWWA office in Jeddah, negotiated with Saudi authorities, recruitment agencies and the employers for the exit visas and tickets of the workers. POLO/OWWA, through Welfare Officer Yolanda Peñaranda and Administrative Staff Juvelyn Idul, also provided airport assistance to the workers. END