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Migranteng Pilipino, Sulong!

Nag-hunger strike ang kanilang mga asawa sa S. Arabia,
Ngayon, pamilya’y magkakampuhan sa OWWA:
Kampuhan laban sa kapabayaan at katiwalian!

NEWS RELEASE-
26 January 2004

Reference:MAITA SANTIAGO
Secretary-General, MIGRANTE International
Contact Number: 0919-333-2803

The families of 16 OFWs who held a hunger strike at the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh last December will camp-out at the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration main office starting tomorrow.

The camp-out is led by Migrante International and the Migrante Party List and its objective is to expose the continuing injustice suffered by the stranded migrants and their families - and to call for the immediate repatriation of the 16 OFWs from Saudi Arabia. Starting tomorrow, the camp-out will be maintained 24 hours a day.

Activities during the Kampuhan:

January 27, Tuesday

11 am : Press conference sa Kampuhan; start of the Kampuhan;
"Dragon Dance"

6pm, 11pm : Noise barrage

January 28, Wednesday

6 am : Breakfast with families of 16 OFWs, other returned migrants

11 am : "Scrap the anti-migrant OWWA Omnibus!"

6 pm : Candle-lighting at the DFA (Roxas Boulevard);
Pedicab motorcade with migrants from DFA to OWWA

11 pm : Noise barrage

January 29, Thursday

6 am : "Migrants rise up!" activity

11 am : Sixteen balloons will be released for the 16 stranded OFWs

6pm, 11 pm : Noise barrage

January 30, Friday

6 am : "Migrants rise up!" activity

11 am : The Four "monkeys"

6pm, 11 pm : Noise barrage

CONTACT ADDRESS:
MIGRANTE INTERNATIONAL
migrante@tri-isys.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/migrante-news-monitor/
http://migrante.tripod.com/
http://www.migrante.org/
49 Mayaman corner Matahimik Streets,
UP Village, Quezon City, Philippines

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UPDATED The Hunger Strike in the News

MIGRANTE

For details of the Hunger Strike, including profiles of the 'KAMI-SR 16,'chronology of events and updates on the situation, click DETAILS.

For statements issued by Migrante in connection with the Hunger Strike, click STATEMENTS.

For letters from and for the Philippine Embassy, click EMBASSY.

For Statements in Support of the Hunger Strike, click SUPPORT

For news articles concerning the hunger strike, click NEWS.

To view the e-mail petition supporting the demands of the 'stranded' OFWs in Riyadh, click HERE.

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Telefax: (63-2) 415-1924 / Email: migparty@tri-isys.com

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