Migrant Workers’ Secretary Susan Ople raised the need for “humanitarian corridors and safe zones” for affected Filipinos in violence-stricken Sudan. | DYGalvezINQ
Humanitarian corridors are agreements between parties to an armed conflict to allow “safe passage” for a limited time in a specific geographic area.
During the safe passage, civilians and injured individuals are permitted to evacuate and humanitarian assistance are allowed to come in. Safe zones, on the other hand, are areas designated also through an agreement between parties to an armed conflict. Military forces will not be deployed or carry out attacks within the safe zones.Ople said she hopes the United Nations will step in and establish these humanitarian corridors and safe zones “as soon as possible.”
The Department of Migrant Workers head said that 77 of the 340 Filipinos in Sudan who are set to return to Manila have already landed in Saudi Arabia while 83 are anticipated to arrive in Riyadh on Thursday, May 4. She added that the Philippine government is working on securing employment opportunities for Filipinos displaced by the conflict in Sudan.employers from the US and Saudi Arabia have expressed their interest in hiring overseas Filipino workersShe also gave assurance to the OFWs that the government will give them livelihood aid of up to P100,000 so they can have a “fresh start in life.”
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