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		<title>SAUDI ARABIA TRAVEL TIPS : travelling to Saudi-Arabia essentials</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Customs &#038; Duties Bringing in any item into Saudi Arabia containing alcohol or pork is strictly forbidden. Customs officers also pay especial attention to any books, magazines or photographs that you are carrying. Videotapes are especially targeted and are screened by censors. Anything p*rn, which could include holiday photographs of your family at the beach [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2 Pinoys killed in Saudi Arabia road accident</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two Filipinos were killed while a child was injured in a road accident in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, radio reports said Saturday. A report on Radyo Mo Nationwide said the incident occurred in Obhur in Jeddah, when a Porsche sports car hit the vehicle the victims were riding. Sketchy initial reports showed the victims – [...]]]></description>
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		<title>200 Filipino workers in Taiwan file class suit vs labor brokers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Taiwan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Some 200 Filipino workers have filed a class-action complaint in Taiwan, claiming exploitation by their labor brokers, Taiwan&#8217;s Central News Agency (CNA) reported late Friday. Hired at the Hsinchu Science Park in northern Taiwan, the workers took the step late last year after not receiving any wages for months. Quoting a Philippine Department of Justice [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Catholic Church to fete OFWs on Natl Migrants Sunday Feb. 26</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Catholic Church will fete overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) on February 26, the 26th National Migrants&#8217; Sunday. According to a news release on the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) website, the CBCP Episcopal Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People will hold a special ceremony at the Mariners’ Court at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VP Binay: Up to 2,000 au pair deployments available for 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:12:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following the lifting of a ban on au pairs bound for European countries, Vice President Jejomar Binay announced Friday that up to 2,000 au pair deployments may be available this year. Binay said the figures 1,500 To 2,000 are based from the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA). “I believe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pinay dies in attempted abortion in UAE</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:11:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Filipina in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) died after allegedly taking drugs to induce abortion, the UAE-based news site Gulf News reported on Friday. The woman, who was in her 20s, is believed to have become pregnant after having an illicit affair. She died of kidney failure after swallowing abortifacient drugs. At first, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DFA warns Pinoys vs. working illegally in Egypt</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday warned Filipinos against working in Egypt illegally, saying it could lead to penalties and abuses. In an announcement posted on its website, the DFA said Filipinos going to Egypt must obtain a working visa/permit prior to departure. &#8220;The public is advised not to believe recruiters who are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does the United States love its immigrants?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Philippine Forum’s Café Migrante is organizing a discussion that will examine the complicated relationship between the US government and its immigrants. “Post-Valentine Reflection: Does America love its immigrants?” will be held February 26 at 2 p.m. at the Bayanihan Community Center at 40-21 69th Street, Woodside, Queens. The forum will provide an overview and recent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Industry players opposing Obama’s call for better wages for home care workers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:06:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The home health industry in the United States is opposing the Obama administration’s plan to include home care workers in minimum-wage and overtime protections given by the federal labor law. According to the news site Asian Journal, the industry “has wasted no time in filing arguments that the change would burden home care companies,” suggesting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More fun in PHL, Pinoy execs tell Italians</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:02:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the Borsa Internationale del Turismo (BIT) tourism fair from February 16 to 19 in Milan, Italy, Filipino officials wooed prospective tourists with the &#8220;It&#8217;s More Fun in the Philippines&#8221; campaign. According to a news release of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the Philippine Consulate General in Milan coordinated with the Department of Tourism&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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