60 Filipino workers want out of Maldives Islands

At least 60 Filipino construction workers in Maldives are seeking immediate repatriation so that they may be relieved from unjust working conditions – which include the non-payment of wages and the lack of substantial food and potable water. “They were often only provided porridge for breakfast and as for the rest of their meals, they have to rely on their own catch of fish. They only get drinkable water from rainfalls. Some (have) even thought of stealing drinking water," said Myrna Grimaldo, wife of one of the distressed workers, during a press conference held Tuesday by Migrante International in Quezon City.

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