Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs)who were trafficked in Syria experienced maltreatment and abuse from the hands of their employers, according to Philippine Embassy in Syria Chargé d’ affaires Vida Soraya Verzosa. Versoza said a lot of OFWs were forced to work 18 hours a day despite being underpaid. “Their employers would slap them, shout at them. …

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