WORKSHOP: CORDILLERA MIGRANTS’ SITUATION in EUROPE

2nd Igorot European Consultation
Vienna, Austria
 29 May-1 June 2003

WORKSHOP: CORDILLERA MIGRANTS’ SITUATION in EUROPE

Convenor: IGOROT-Austria

Presented by Ruth Lammawin-Licay

Members:

Austria:                                                          

Fernando de Guzman                          

Ruth Lammawin-Licay                                             

Annie Tanacio-Hruska                                  

Alejandro Cutig                                             

Susan Nana Atakora                                      

Dionisio Cutig

Pablo Laayon

Isabelle Laayon

George Florendo

United Kingdom

Richard Stone Pooten

Linda Khensay

Lourdes Aniguid

Belgium

Peter Agnaonao

The Netherlands

Cesar Taguba

As presented by the group, we came up with some contributions to limit this problem (to the undocumented)

1. Help can be extended to limit this problem: like endorsing relatives and kailians to diplomats, who may be able to extend their visa so they will be able to work longer.
2. Others may be able to seek and get assistance from some Catholic organization and other resources from the respective host country.
3. During hard times, in case of death or sickness – we could extend help through voluntary individual assistance like ably or contribution from the church.
4. Fund raising – giving assistance or advising them to avoid bad influences or unlawful acts rather, we try to contribute to better quality of work in our host country.
5. Through education – know their rights as migrants like educating and explaining able relatives from unfitted jobs or employment. For example, a registered nurse turns out to be an ordinary house help or others.
6. Avail of amnesty and exercise your rights. Exercise your right to vote in the host country.

Note: Illegals are better called undocumented or irregulars.