Campaign to draft a legislative proposal to replace the Omnibus Policies and to restructure the OWWA organization.

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Fellow OFWs:

Attached survey form will determine exactly what we, as Overseas Filipinios- want and need  of OWWA.

While certain OFW sectors from various  regions in the  Middle East continue "soul searching" for the  "saviour"  who should be the  rightful person  to lead  OWWA,   majority of the undecided  are still drawing  the selection process, criteria and qualifications required of the post.

We all want an enlightened  OFW who knows what it wants and collectively enforced its will upon its leaders. To enable each one us see the bigger picture of this OWWA campaign, please refer to our December 2003 "Task Force for Call to Action for OWWA  Transparency and Restructuring" global signature campaign.

From there, will be able to appreciate the problem and all other issues which maybe the cause of winter of discontent or  disappointment of the global Filipinos  relative to these OWWA issues. Solutions may not come overnight and only  through this survey form,  lead advocacy groups we have in Manila will be  be able to confirm and re-affirm our common aspirations of what is best for this front-line agency in charge of servicing the OFWs needs and interest.

We enjoin your cooperation.

by:

"Task Force Call To Action for OWWA Transparency & Restructuring"

/raf

*please pass this campaign material to all our kababayans.

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From:    ellene sana ellen...@yahoo.com, CMA Executive Director

Date:     Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 12:48 PM

Greetings to our OFWs! Mainit na pagbati mula sa CMA!

The Center for Migrant Advocacy is holding an outreach campaign to
restructure OWWA in order to ensure that OWWA is best serving the
needs of our OFWs, both on-site and returnees. For over a decade, OFWs
have been campaigning for OWWA to restructure its organization. In
2003 OWWA unilaterally promulgated new Omnibus Policies. Since 2004
PMRW, other groups and the OFWs have been battling the OWWA Board in
court, challenging the legal premise of the Omnibus Policies and
trying to make OWWA serve the needs of our OFWs. Now, as the law suit
waits for resolution by the Supreme Court, we are initiating this new
campaign to draft a legislative proposal to replace the Omnibus
Policies and to restructure the OWWA organization.

OWWA is your organization – it was created for your protection, and
holds a fund for your benefit! Therefore, your opinion on OWWA is very
important in deciding what OWWA should be!

Please take 10 minutes to take this survey:
http://www.online-survey.net/survey-1572 , and help us to tell
Congress what OFWs really need from OWWA!

Thank you!

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If you would rather answer the survey by email, please email your
answers to the attached document to revis...@gmail.com

If you would like to answer the survey manually, please submit it to your nearest Filcom advocacy group nearest to your job site or accommodation or  text 0919 600 9564 for pick-up.
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Center for Migrant Advocacy Philippines*
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Quezon City, Philippines
Email: c...@tri-isys.com
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