The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has asked the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to investigate reports of distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) seeking refuge in shelters abroad.
body was found burned in the middle of the desert in KuwaitThe CHR said it joined the DMW in monitoring the progress of the case. It also called for the swift dispensation of justice against the suspect.
“CHR stresses that one death is too many. We note similar alarming reports of distressed OFWs in huge numbers seeking refuge in shelters and are awaiting repatriation. We ask DMW to investigate this matter with equally great urgency,” the commission said in a statement.
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