OFW helpline featured at migration fair in Brussels

December 3, 2008 · Filed Under English ·  

From: abs-cbnNEWS.com

Information about the condition of an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in distress sometimes takes awhile, given their location abroad, before it reaches the concerned government agency or non-government organizations.

With the SOS SMS Helpline of Center for Migrant Advocacy (CMA) and its OFW partners, distance is no longer an issue because “help is just a text away”.

The project has been recently recognized by the international community and selected to be showcased at the first “Migration for Development Knowledge Fair” from December 1 to 4 at Musee du Cinquantenaire in Brussels, Belgium. More…

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