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Gaddafi family's Pinay maid finally returns to PH
Posted at 08/28/2012 10:55 AM | Updated as of 08/28/2012 10:55 AM
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/08/28/12/gaddafi-familys-pinay-maid-finally-returns-ph
MANILA, Philippines - A Filipina domestic helper, who worked
for the late Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi's family, has finally
returned to Manila.
Labor Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz said labor attache to Tripoli Nasser S. Mustaffa
accompanied Raquel Collantes to the Tripoli International Airport last August 19 for her repatriation.
"OFW Collantes is the last of the four Qaddafi household service workers who we searched for to be rescued at the height of the 2011 Libyan uprising," Mustaffa said, in a report to Baldoz.
The first two domestic helpers, Diane Jill Rivera and Mary Ann Ducos Almario, were rescued and repatriated in September 2011.
Zenaida Labuguen, another domestic helper, was repatriated in January this year after staying at the Filipino Workers' Resource Center for a month,
"OFW Collantes traveled using her passport after I requested the Embassy to extend its validity. At first, we encountered difficulty in convincing Libyan immigration authorities to give her an exit visa due to her employer's status. In the end, they gave her an exit visa after we complied with some requirements. This is due in no small measure to our good rapport and goodwill with the Libyan government ," Mustaffa said.
The four maids were initially employed at a Gaddafi family house in Tripoli. They were later moved to Sirte, the deposed dictator's hometown in March 2011.
Gaddafi was killed in Sirte in October 20, 2011, after he was captured by National Transitional Council forces.
Labor Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz said labor attache to Tripoli Nasser S. Mustaffa
accompanied Raquel Collantes to the Tripoli International Airport last August 19 for her repatriation.
"OFW Collantes is the last of the four Qaddafi household service workers who we searched for to be rescued at the height of the 2011 Libyan uprising," Mustaffa said, in a report to Baldoz.
The first two domestic helpers, Diane Jill Rivera and Mary Ann Ducos Almario, were rescued and repatriated in September 2011.
Zenaida Labuguen, another domestic helper, was repatriated in January this year after staying at the Filipino Workers' Resource Center for a month,
"OFW Collantes traveled using her passport after I requested the Embassy to extend its validity. At first, we encountered difficulty in convincing Libyan immigration authorities to give her an exit visa due to her employer's status. In the end, they gave her an exit visa after we complied with some requirements. This is due in no small measure to our good rapport and goodwill with the Libyan government ," Mustaffa said.
The four maids were initially employed at a Gaddafi family house in Tripoli. They were later moved to Sirte, the deposed dictator's hometown in March 2011.
Gaddafi was killed in Sirte in October 20, 2011, after he was captured by National Transitional Council forces.
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