DMW working on helping Pinoys trapped in scam hubs in Myanmar, other countries

The Department of Migrant Workers is working on helping and rescuing Filipinos forced to work in scam hubs in Myanmar and other countries, DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said.

This was after former Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) director Winston Casio said around 900 to 1,500 Filipino workers are still trapped in scam hubs in Myanmar.

Cacdac said in the past two months, 90 Filipinos who were detained in Myanmar were repatriated back to the Philippines, according to a report on Unang Balita on Tuesday.

The DMW is doing what it can to help rescue other Filipinos in the same situation in Cambodia and Malaysia, he added.

Cacdac said they are expecting that the topic of illegal recruitment will be discussed in the upcoming 49th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits to be held in the country.

"We are all ASEAN partners, di ba. And in fact dito sa ASEAN Summit, napipinto ang approval ng Declaration on Fair, Safe, and Ethical Recruitment (to address) scam hubs and other situations ng illegal recruitment," he said.

(We are all ASEAN partners, right? And in fact, here at the ASEAN Summit, we are expecting the approval of the Declaration on Fair, Safe, and Ethical Recruitment (to address) scam hubs and other situations of illegal recruitment.) —KG, GMA News