After leaving the grind in Asia, Filipino women find exploitation in Poland
Summary
Date Reported: 17 Apr 2024
Location: Poland
Other
Not Reported ( Food & beverage ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Philippines , Manufacturing: General , Women , Unknown migration status )Issues
Access to Information , Intimidation , Contract Substitution , Wage Theft , Occupational Health & Safety , Freedom of ExpressionResponse
Response sought: No
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 17 Apr 2024
Location: Poland
Other
Not Reported ( Manufacturing: General ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 1 - Philippines , Manufacturing: General , Women , Unknown migration status )Issues
Wage Theft , Dismissal , Access to InformationResponse
Response sought: No
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 17 Apr 2024
Location: Poland
Other
Not Reported ( Hospitality ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Philippines , Hospitality , Women , Unknown migration status )Issues
Wage Theft , Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , Contract SubstitutionResponse
Response sought: No
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 17 Apr 2024
Location: Poland
Other
Not Reported ( Auto parts ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 1 - Philippines , Manufacturing: General , Women , Unknown migration status )Issues
Denial of leave , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Time , Heat exposure , Excessive production targetsResponse
Response sought: No
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 17 Apr 2024
Location: Poland
Other
Not Reported ( Food & beverage ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Philippines , Manufacturing: General , Women , Unknown migration status )Issues
Recruitment Fees , Contract SubstitutionResponse
Response sought: No
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 17 Apr 2024
Location: Poland
Other
Not Reported ( Agriculture & livestock ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 1 - Philippines , Manufacturing: General , Women , Unknown migration status )Issues
Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Time , Occupational Health & Safety , Access to Non-Judicial RemedyResponse
Response sought: No
Source type: News outlet
… Not long after walking through the doors of an employment agency on the ninth floor of a skyscraper in Hong Kong, Stephanie* was captivated by the idea of working in Poland…
Less than a year later, Stephanie landed in Warsaw, joining the growing ranks of Filipinos filling factories, warehouses, farms, hotels, households and construction sites in Poland…
After getting a job at a poultry factory in a small town in western Poland, Stephanie was paid just 700 zlotys ($175) for a month’s work, she said, a fraction of the some $1,000 promised to her by recruitment agents….
As part of a year-long investigation, Al Jazeera spoke to 22 Filipino women working in Poland, almost all of whom claimed to have suffered exploitation or unfair labour practices, including wage theft and unreasonable salary deductions, unlawful termination, passport confiscation, and being forced to sign documents in a language they did not understand.
The majority of the women reported receiving lower salaries than promised by agents who charged them recruitment fees as high as $5,000 – well above limits set by the Philippine government and also at odds with Polish regulations….