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A Filipina household service worker suffered broken bones after she fell when the electric wire that she used to escape snapped.Veolita Credo arrived in Jeddah on October 2014.
Credo said she experienced verbal abuse from her female employer and was not allowed to go on a day off. In the span of eight months, she had no iqama or residence certificate and had not been paid for two months.
“Nanawagan ako sa ating konsulado na tulungan ako,” Credo appealed.
A gardener who saw the incident called an ambulance to rush the OFW to the hospital. According to doctors, Credo’s nine ribs and pelvis were broken due to the fall.
“Nanawagan ako sa ating konsulado na tulungan ang ating kabayan kung ano man pwedeng maitulong at sa kung sinoman may mabuting kalooban, tulungan naman natin siya,” said medical staff Noreen Manampan.
The consulate, through Consul General Leo Tito Ausan Jr., instructed the Assistance To National section and the Philippine Overseas Labor Office to check on the condition of Credo in the hospital.
“Kokontakin yung employer mo saka ayusin kung kailangang ilipat ka sa King Fahad (hospital) para sa mabilis na paggaling mo,” said Welfare Officer Angel Cruz Jr.
Cruz assured that once Credo’s case is settled, they will process her immediate repatriation to the Philippines.
The POLO-OWWA advised household service workers working in Saudi Arabia to keep the contact numbers of the consulate and leave copies of their important documents as well as the contact information of their agencies with their relatives in the Philippines. Report from Francis Antony Nuique Jr.
This article has been re-published with permission from ABS-CBNnews.com.
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