Human Trafficking Movie Part 5

Human Trafficking is a television mini-series about an agent going undercover to stop an organization from trafficking people, and shows the struggles of three trafficked women. It premiered in the United States on Lifetime Television on October 24, 2005 and later aired on CityTV in several major Canadian markets. It starred Mira Sorvino, Donald Sutherland , Rémy Girard and Robert Carlyle.

Lito Alejo

Joselito "Lolito" Alejo was born on April 26, 1958 in Bulacan, Philippines.

In 1980, at the very young age of 22, Joselito started working in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as a trailer truck driver. Things went well for Joselito until July 30, 1997 when he was wrongfully accused of killing a Saudi Policeman.

The Dark Years

Being the breadwinner, all Joselito dreamt for his family trampled on the ground. He suffered emotional, psychological and physical pain while he languished in jail. His father died upon reading an irresponsible newspaper that his son would be beheaded.

Joselito was detained for more than 5 years without a court hearing. There was no embassy official who tried follow-up on his case.

May isang embassy official na bumisita sa akin noong 2000. Parang nabigyan ako ng pag-asa dahil for the first time 3 years may bumisita na taga embassy sa amin. Akala ko lang pala yon. Noong tinawag nya ang pangalan ko ito ang tinanong nya sa akin, "Joselito Alejo anong lahi ang napatay mo?". Sinagot ko sya "Sir wala akong napatay". Sabi naman nya "Wag na natin pahabain ang usapan, ano ba ang lahi ng napatay mo". Umalis ako at baka ano pa ang masabi ko sa official na yon. Bakit kaya sila ganun ?

Conversion to Islam

Joselito studied the Holy Quran while he was in Jail and embraced Islam when he fully understood the teachings of Prophet Mohammad. He then won a couple of awards in Holy Quran reading competition in Al Malaz Jail.

"Yon yong time na winala ko ang galit ko sa mundo at sinabi ko kay Allah. Sa haba ng panahon ng paghihintay ko na mabigyan ng pag-asa at katarungan ang kaso ko. Ano man ang dahilan sa pagsubok na ito. Sinusuko ko na po sa Inyo lahat ang aking buhay, patatawarin ko lahat ng nagpahamak sa akin at kahit ano pa ang mangyayari sa akin ay ipinaubaya ko na sa Inyo."

An Unexpected Light

While in Al Malaz Prizon, he kept busy by working and accepting laundry from other inmates of other nationalities. He is also one of the trusted inmate in cleaning the offices in prison. He had no news about his case: “Embassy officials visited only three times in four years and said they knew nothing.”

After almost five years, the newly appointed director of Malaz prison, Colonel Muhana helped Joselito with his case, which apparently had been forgotten. The director found the case file in the police station where Joselito was first detained and interrogated.

"Si Col. Muhana talaga ang tumulong sa akin sya ang nagcheck doon sa files ko sa police station at sya ang naging daan na mabuksan ang kasong ito. Saka lang naman nagpakita ang embassy noong magkakahearing na ako"

Judgment Day

Joselito appeared in court for the first time on June 11, 2002 and in August 2002, Joselito Alejo and 2 others were acquitted of the crime. The judge apparently accepted that Joselito was telling the truth before the court but he had to receive a number of lashes for signing a false statement during the interrogation process in 1997. Joselito reiterated that he was made to sign that Arabic document to stop the mistreatment inflicted on him.

The two others were given the same number of lashes for not informing the authorities about their knowledge of the crime.

"Swerte nga sila at dahil sa pagtulong ni Col Muhana sa kaso ay nasama sila dahil iisang kaso lang kami. Noong una kaming nagkita at nagkausap sa Al Malaz jail ay kinausap ko sila kung bakit nila ako dinawit sa kasalanang hindi ko ginawa. Humingi naman sila ng tawad at pinatawad ko na sila noong sinuko ko na lahat kay Allah."

The Alejo Couple with friends, distressed OFWs Luga, Jaime and Padua

Marriage

After his release from prison, Joselito was under the custody of the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh for 9 months. He met Dr. Ma. Teresa Buendia of Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Hospital. The two got married on November 12, 2003 in Manila, Philippines. The couple then returned, worked and lived together in Riyadh, KSA since 2005.

Joselito had 2 daughters from previous relationships but he was not legally married to any woman.

As Public Servants

Joselito and Dr. Tess are kind-hearted individuals and had helped a lot people with their problems. They are also good counselors and advisers to the young Filipinos working in Sulaiman Al Habib Hospital.

Testimonies

"Silang mag-asawa ang nagligtas ng buhay ko. Noong may malubha akong karamdaman ay dyan ako nakatira sa kanilang pamamahay at inalagaan nila ako. Mga apat na buwan ako nilang kinukupkop at inaalagaan. Tumutulong talaga sila sa kapwa. Ngayon nakabalik na ako sa pagmamaneho." -Armando Tantengko

"Ang bait nina kuya at ate sa amin at ang turing nila sa amin ay parang kapamilya nila. Sabi ko nga kay kuya ay hindi namin alam kung papano namin sila mababayaran sa kanilang kabaitan at pag-aruga sa amin. Hindi kayang bilhin ng pera yong bagay na ginawa nila sa buhay namin." - Redentor Padua

"Pangdadag sa sinabi ni Reden, isa din sa napakagandang bagay na nagawa ni kuya lito sa amin ay yong mga pangaral sa buhay. Hindi namin makakalimutan sina kuya at ate kahit saan man kami mapunta mananatili sa akin yong kabutihang ginawa nila para sa amin." - Ronelo Jaime

Fighting for His Rights

In August 2007, Balitang Middle East aired the segment "Pangakong Napako". The segment featured Joselito's sentiments about his ordeal and the failed promises of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

The CMA-OFW-SOS-KSA saw the segment and had arranged a meeting with Joselito which took place in January 2008. The group told Joselito about his right for compensation based on the Articles 210 and 217 of the Law of Criminal Procedure of Saudi Arabia.

Article 210: Any acquittal judgment pursuant to a petition for reconsideration must, if the convicted person so requests, include moral and material compensation to mitigate the damage suffered by him.

Article 217: If a convicted person is sentenced to a term of imprisonment and has already served part of that term while being detained in connection with the case that has been adjudicated, the period of such detention shall be deducted from the term of imprisonment imposed on the accused.

An accused person, who has been harmed as a result of malicious accusation or as a result of being detained or imprisoned for a period exceeding the term prescribed for such detention or imprisonment, shall be entitled to compensation.

In February 17, 2008, Joselito met with HRH Prince Salman in the Riyadh Governor's Palace. The good governor advised one of his staff to assist Joselito in the process of filing for compensation.

"Noong nakaharap at nakausap ko si Prince Salman, sa kanyang palace. Nawala lahat ng hinanakit na nasa kalooban ko ng matagal. At kung ipagkaloob ni Allah yong compensation wala na akong hihilingin pa. May mabait at mabuti akong asawa at napatunayan ko na sa sarili na naipaglaban ko ang aking karapatan."

As of this writing, Joselito is in the final stage of getting his compensation from the Saudi government.

Poetries

While in Al Malaz Jail Joselito kept a notebook where he wrote all his original poems in Tagalog. Those poems were published by Mr. Enrico Luga in this website.

Si Kabayan(Ang may sala)
(One of Mr. Joselito Alejo's Poems)

Ako'y naririto sa kulungan ng Arabo
Dahil sa kagagawan ng mga Kabayan ko
Anong Sakit naman
Kung pagsubok man ito
Baka hindi ko kayanin
Masira ang aking ulo

Tanong sa May-kapal
Bakit sa aki'y nangyari ito
Pinagdurusahan ko
Ay di ko naman kaso

Paano ngayon
Ang abang pamilya ko
Umaasa silang
Ako ay nagtatrabaho

Napakasakit ang nangyari
Sa akin doon sa Saudi...
Napakasakit na isipin
Diyos ko...
Tulungan niyo po ako...

Embahada ng Pinas
Natin dito'y walang silbi
Problema ng tao
Di naman asikaso

Kung minsan pa nga
Ang isasagot sa 'yo
Wala tayong magagawa 
Pagkat yan ang batas dito...

Kaming mga Pinoy
Na nakakulong dito
Kung minamalas ka ay...
Pugot pa ang iyong ulo...

Original material source: http://anginyonglingkod.com/?n=AIL.JoselitoAlejo

Australia - What is it doing to Pinoys?

Here's once again a classic story of how a Slave Master exploits its' slave country.

I am not suggesting any hate message here against Australia - don't get me wrong - as a matter of fact - I have plenty of Australian friends and I find them really a good people. At any rate, there are probably politicians who give a country a bad name - this is where I am getting at.

First - I bring you a consolation... This is good news to probably majority of the un-enlightened Pinoys...  - but definitely not to those who are enlightened.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

AUSTRALIA TO HIRE THOUSANDS OF OFWS!

GMANews.TV - Monday, December 28

Thousands of skilled overseas Filipino workers (OFW) are expected to be employed in Australia next year with the scheduled signing of a labor agreement next month, Labor Secretary Marianito Roque said Sunday.

Roque said he would flying to Australia on January to sign the agreement for the hiring of thousands of Filipino professionals.

He said the agreement that would be inked with Southern Australia would open good quality and high-paying jobs to Filipino workers.

“Those who would qualify for the jobs would get at least $4,000 monthly salary and there would be no placement fee," Roque said.

The government had earlier reported that Australia is expected to hire about 300,000 Filipino workers in the next three to five years.

Besides Australia , Roque said the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is also exploring possible new markets for Filipino professional workers.

He said Saudi Arabia and other countries in the Middle East are expected to hire the most number of skilled Filipino workers, including engineers, construction and hotel workers.

But local recruitment agencies said the expected passage of the amended Migrant Workers Act may lead to downtrend in hiring of OFWs in 2010.

Lito Soriano, a recruitment consultant, said the proposed law approved by the bicameral committee mandates that the country would deploy workers only to countries with existing bilateral agreements with the Philippines. Only 14 out of 194 nations have bilateral relations with the Philippines.

Likewise, recruitment leaders reported that the recent decision of Japan Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama to postpone the implementation of the agreement on the establishment of a US military facility in Okinawa may also imperil the hiring of more OFWs in the coming year.

The Philippine government is hoping to capture at least 20,000 jobs for Filipino construction workers in Japan with the start of the construction of the US facility there. - Jerrie Abella/KBK, GMANews.TV

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Now for some really unpleasant news - that you will never be able to read from any News Network at all! This is an article written by a priest based in Zambales... Read it and be enlightened.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Truth is in the Floods!

by Fr. Shay Cullen
from PREDA Foundation

The truth about climate change is essential to the Copenhagen Conference and its aftermath. The nations of the world have not reached a comprehensive breakthrough agreement but the world desperately needs one to greatly reduce the outpouring of greenhouse gasses.

The people and especially the poor in developing countries who are being impacted daily and will be most affected by rising ocean levels, greater storms, floods and droughts in the future have little real say in the deliberations or the decisions. The rich and the powerful nations will be deciding the future of the planet as they have already done for centuries. Their economic wealth and military power has been built on the exploitation of the poorer nations, extracting their cheap low cost raw materials, processing them with fossil fuels and destroying the atmosphere as they grow rich. They grow richer by selling back to the poor nations high-priced manufactured goods as they have done for the past five hundred years.

The rich nations have made sinful alliances with the corrupt rulers of the poor nations to achieve this immoral and unjust exchange. However, wealthy nations like Australia foster coal-burning power plants on the poor nations like they have done and are doing in the Philippines and lock them into long term supply deals.

Coal is used to meet nearly 40% of the world’s current energy demand, creating over 40% of annual global carbon emissions. Global coal consumption is expected to rise by 1.9% to 4.2 billion tonnes by 2010. Australia is the worldís largest exporter of black coal, a position it has held since1984.

The Australian Senate has blocked a new law that would help reduce the carbon emissions. Australia is contributing to the global warming while talking hot air in Copenhagen. How much better to finance geothermal power generation that has zero CO2 emissions for local power generation so feasible in the volcanic Philippines? But no, they want to sell Australian coal and the ruling Philippine elite decide in cahoots with them against the national interest of Filipinos. The Filipinos are the ones that suffer most.

The Indigenous People of the Aeta communities of Botolan, Zambales, not far from where I live, have suffered a total wipe out of their community, houses, simple fans, a small TV for which they saved for months all gone. Some died, most mercifully escaped. But their small farms and a secure future are all gone. They are refugees on waste land. I go there every ten days with relief food to help keep them going while planning a small re-housing project with the help of the Irish Church relief agency Trocaire – a small help for a massive problem.

Climate change damages and destroys thousands of lives. Antong is a tribal leader of the Aeta people here in Zambales province the Philippines. I sat with him in an impoverished makeshift refugee camp with tiny shelters made of grass hovels and plastic sheets. He told me the recent devastation that wiped out his village and all their lands.

He is knowledgeable about Global Warming and knows that the blocking of the atmosphere with gasses from factories and millions of vehicles heats the oceans and brings ten times the evaporation of the seas and ten times the amount of rain all in a few days. Nothing can stop the raging waters that cover the lands and washes away the soil and leaves behind sand and stones. If only the negotiators in Copenhagen could see and understand this, they might agree more readily to really curb emissions.

ìNow we are impoverished and 100 families are huddled here, the rest have scattered, I know not where they wentî, he lamented as the relief workers handed out plastic bags of rice and canned goods.

A once proud people and a simple sustainable village life swept away in the deluge. They are the human face of global warming. They suffer the consequences of the high living of the rich and empty promises, this will not change unless all of us common people get out and rally and campaign for true global cuts in emissions and demand justice for the victims of global warming and climate change. 


END

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

First - they dump Coals into our land.... to make us less green as we wanted to be. Then they profit from it - along with their local political cohorts - who are merely Big faces with very small brains... Too small to accommodate any conscience, morality nor decency.!

Then they export local slaves... the slvaes thought they will make money - but little do they know is that - it is a trap to be inside a system. This system desensitizes the slaves to think they are diving outside the frying pan... without seeing that they are actually diving into the fire. This system gives them a false hope, systematically erasing their own native culture and severing their kin, or ties with family and community.

This system provides money to the slaves... money that will be reinvested back to the Slave Master country in terms of products, services, project earning and taxes derived from the grid.

Those who have eyes - let them see... those who have ears - let them hear... But many have eyes - yet they are blind... many can hear - yet they do not understand.


-ehnriko-

OFW wins abuse case vs Lebanese employer

A Lebanese national was convicted for beating up a Filipino domestic worker in 2006, the first conviction ever for maltreating a migrant worker in the history of Lebanon. In a report to the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Philippine Embassy in Beirut said Fayrous Farez was sentenced on December 9 by a Lebanese court to 15 days in prison, US$34 (P1,586) in court fines, and US$7,200 (P1,586) in compensation to victim Jonalyn Malibago, a native of Quirino province. “The Embassy views this case as an important legal precedent in Lebanon, being the first conviction of a Lebanese employer for the abusive treatment of a migrant worker, who significantly happened to be a Filipino," Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Mohd. Noordin Pendosina N. Lomondot said in his report. Welfare Officer Mario Antonio rescued Malibago three years ago from her Lebanese employer who was beating her up as she tried to escape from Farez’s car around 200 meters away from the Sassine Evacuation Center in Beirut. Glenda Manalo, then Labor Attache, and another Welfare Officer from Riyadh then brought Malibago to a hospital for treatment of her bruises. The Embassy had earlier coordinated with the Caritas Migrant Center, an international non-government organization with a branch in Lebanon specializing in the welfare of migrant workers, mostly women, for filing and pursuing the case against Farez. Lomondot also expressed hope that the conviction would push the Lebanese government to enact laws and regulations to protect the rights of migrant domestic workers. The Middle East chapter of Migrante, a migrant workers' rights group, welcomed the decision, but said that Malibago's case is just one of many in Lebanon and other Middle East countries where many overseas Filipino workers (OFW) have been victims of abuses and maltreatment in the absence of consistent legal assistance. “Sad to say, several RP posts in the Middle East are hesitant to hire local lawyers in defense and in filing cases against abusive employers," Migrante regional director John Leonard Monterona said in a statement. Based on Migrante monitoring, there are still almost a hundred OFWs seeking refuge in the Embassy-run Filipino Workers Resource Center after suffering abuse and maltreatment from their employers. – Nikka Corsino and Jerrie M. Abella/JV, GMANews.TV

OFW Deployment UP "Again!?!?!"

ANG BAGONG BAYANI

ni Rafael A. Pulmano

Nilisan ang bansa kapalit ng dolyar
Singaporeang paslit ang inalagaan
Ang sariling anak, nalamnan ang tiyan
Gutom sa kalinga ng magulang naman.

Gurong naghahangad ng riyal na kita
Nag-domestic helper sa Saudi Arabia
Four years nagtiyagang pakadalubhasa
Sa ibang lahi pa nagpapaalila.

Dating chief engineer sa sariling nasyon
Sa abroad nag-apply: karpentero-mason
Noo'y naka-jacket sa lamig ng aircon
Sa init ng araw ay sunog na ngayon.

Sawa na sa laging galunggong ang ulam
Nagsikap marating ang bansa ng sakang
Sariling katawan ang ikinalakal
Umuwing mayaman, malamig na bangkay.

Nagtiis maglayo yaong bagong kasal
Upang pag-ipunan ang kinabukasan
Masakit na birong pag-uwi ng bahay
Nangulilang kabyak, may iba nang mahal.

Sila ang overseas contract workers natin
Masipag, marangal, at mapangarapin
Kahit may panganib, ayaw magpapigil
Legal o ilegal, bansa'y lilisanin.

Gobyernong kailangan ang foreign currency
Passport, POEA at etceterang fee
Saludung-saludo, labis ang papuri
Sa OFWs - ang Bagong Bayani.

#####################################################################################

Philstar.com - Friday, December 18

MANILA, Philippines – The government's deployment of workers abroad has slightly increased in November, registering an 11.7 percent growth rate.

Figures from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) showed that as of November this year, a total of 1,284,133 overseas Filipino workers have been deployed to different parts of the globe compared to 1,149,429 for the same period in previous year.

A total of 986,666 OFWs came from the land-based sector while a number of seafarers or sea-based workers account for 297,467.

POEA records also showed that the number of new hires for land-based OFWs was trimmed down to 320,508 this year from last year's 346,871.

However, POEA head Jennifer Manalili said the number of re-hires for the sector has improved from 559,809 last year to 666,158 this year.

“A positive employment growth would mean more opportunities for foreign workers,” Manalili told a press conference today at the POEA building in Mandaluyong City.

Saudi Arabia is still the top OFW destination with 900,127 OFWs as of October this year, while the United Arab Emirates came in second with 160,242 OFWs deployed in the same period.

Manalili is also optimistic that countries like Guam, Qatar, Singapore , Malaysia and Brunei will demand more foreign manpower next year. - By Dennis Carcamo (Philstar News Service, www.philstar.com)


###################################################################################


REACTION:

by: ehnriko

The above article clearly indicates what kind of country we have.

What we clearly have is a 'Slave country' if not a country of slaves (labor/sex and corporate)!

We take pride in sending Pinoys abroad to be the slaves of the world.

We allow the systematic degeneration of our children... Children need to be guided by their parents from age 0-12!

But they literally grew up unguided, lacking the attention they need and causing them to seek it with their peers or strangers if not incest.

This is really an alarming situation!

For 30 years - our country has been exporting slaves abroad and has in effect produced a generation of Bastards - ... Bastards producing more Bastards!

Recently, I came across some words spreading around that the DOH is distributing pamphlets about Sex Education with the Heading "DI DAPAT MAGTIIS" - or something like that... clearly and openly suggesting the use of condoms.

Also recently, reports have risen that the youngest age of kids having sex in the Philippines is 10 years old!!! Pregnancy at the age of 13!!!

What can you expect of a generation who virtually grew up under the care of their Grandparents who also need Care themselves... and who are also having tendencies to behave like kids again???

The generation of Pinoys going abroad is an effect of what the first worlds have done to this country. To make us their pool of Laborers. Flattering us that we are the best laborers in the whole world! - and WE ARE ALL SUCKERS!

Pinoys love to brag their accomplishments against their fellow Pinoys... but they are Self Reducing in front of Foreigners! Where is this coming from???

Indeed, a cancer has grown into this society... Where did I read this slogan... "SPREAD THE CHARITY VIRUS" - What?... How on eart can one come up with mixing a NEGATIVE WORD with a POSITIVE WORD for a Slogan? Where did these guys pick their brains from? Don't tell me, they have PHD's and MASTERAL Degree?... Shooots!

Come on, Face it! There are probably 99% of Pinoys with MBA's and PHD's who took them for the sake of keeping their jobs in the Government. They dont even know what they have studied at all. As a matter of fact, getting the diploma was all there is to it. But ask them to use their imagination or think of solutions in making their jobs more productive... Not a single one will come up of something sensible. They work in the Government, yet they don't know how to fix it.... and they will blame the leadership.

What can we expect from a Government composed of Clowns? I call them clowns because they are all actors in a circus... Yes - our Country is ran like a circus - everything should be staged and scripted. No spontaneity at all since they all seem to lack a Prime Directive.

What can my blog do against them?.... What can my blog do to stop total degeneration of this country? 10 years old kids sniffing rugby in the streets, having sex and orgies, 16 year old girls prostituting in the streets, 12 year old boys working as assasins, 50 to 70 year old politicians - living life like a Hollywood character Druglord/ Warlord/ Gambling Lord, people acting like a crazy mob over a ring fight in international TV - and saying "Proud to be Filipino"... WAKE UP Pinoys!

Nasaan na ang kahihiyan at dignidad mo sa sarili?

Every action you make should contribute in nation building, cultural and heritage revival and fortification, national identity forging, real moral values forming, education quality improvement, technological revolution initiation. These and many more items should be the agenda of the modern Pinoy.... unfortunately - NOT.

I am an exploited technocrat myself, it is virtually impossible to escape an adversity without enough money. But this will not stop me from spreading a consciousness.

I leave this one now on this note.

"There are only 3 types of people... Those who see, those who can see what is presented to them... and Those who cannot see.: - Leonardo Da Vinci - in the 1600's

Little Badjao Girl way of surviving in the Philippines suburbian Traffic

These so called Badjao Children - a Philippine Minority equivalent to nomads of the desert, or the gypsies in central or eastern Europe.

They thrive during heavy traffic conditions along the stretch of Aguinaldo Hi-way in Bacoor and Imus, Cavite.

They are ambulant, ride from one jeepney to another, play their improvised PVC tamborines/ congos/ percussions and sing their mantras... I cant understand the song or language they speak, for the Filipino majority, this is foreign sounding.

Nothing is free... it is quite a feat to be able to get a video shoot of these kids... they normally avoid cameras... I have been waiting to steal this shot for the longest time.

Afterwards, this girl approached me... it costed my P15. :-) Anyway, it certainly made my day... knowing that these kids can survive the harsh concrete and urban jungle... under the heat and cold weather. they dont have the luxury of vaccinations, yet they flourish and thrive under these adversities.

Maybe God takes care of them... maybe, their genes are much stronger due to the fact that they have less alien chemicals in their bodies...

There's more thought I wish to provoke with this video.

******************************************************************

The exodus of Filipinos to go for a greener pasture outside the country is clearly a manifestation of how mismanaged our country is.

The lack of imagination results to hypocritical visions and goals causes bad governance.

Leaders of this country are greed driven - all possessing narcistic and edifice complexes... tend to be self righteous and justify their lavish - extravagant lifestyles.

Blaming the poor for being poor and telling the poor that it is a sin to be poor and they are poor because it's their own fault - because they are lazy.

This self-glorifying syndrome adds to a self-destructive pattern of mentality detrimental to the welfare of the nation as a whole - resulting to slave trade and labor export.

Leaving the children to fend for their own.

If we look at the pattern based on the history of the Philippines during the last 500 years... we are going to a down trend in terms of being Masters... and an uptrend in terms of becoming Slaves.

Wake Up! Philippines...

Office of the Slave Merchants of the Philippines

Here's a typical site in front of Manning agencies, Long lines or crowd of job seekers wishing to work abroad... or just anywhere but here (locally in Philippines)...

They are willing to leave their families in exchange of left over dollars from the big tables of the huge global corporate empires of the giant corporations abroad.

They are motivated by the thought of a good a prosperous living dictated by money for their family... they are enslaved by the thought of that Money will make their lives a lot better. In exchange for time with family, time for community, time for country.

They end up building the lives and infrastructures of other foreign nations, from buildings to cars, to factories to end products.

They go home after many months or years, seeing their family more alienated from them, if ever they can still get home with a family i tact - thats if they're lucky. They go home with money to buy everything their family needs, except lost time.... they go home thinking of retiring and investing their money in the bank, money market, or quick - hi return investments which are normally scams... They end up - back to where they started... but more loss than gained.

Time lost intended for family... is never regained, not even money can buy it back.

And they say that the family is the basic fiber of the society and if it's strong, a nation can also be strong.

How on earth can one say that this country is a strong Republic??? when the basic fibers of society is systematically being destroyed?

How blind can a whole nation be?

.... I am provoking your thoughts.