PH Consulate General in Jeddah Assists Female OFW Victims of Sexual Molestation

Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah representative Damra Saumay assists three of the five OFWs who claim to have been sexually assaulted by their employers. (Jeddah PCG photo)

JEDDAH 13 November 2019 —The Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah immediately dispatched a team to Al Ula in Madinah Province in the early morning of 11 November to assist five female Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in distress. Three of the five women claim to have been sexually assaulted by their employer and were also being passed to different employers to do odd jobs for a fee.

At the Al Ula Public Prosecutor’s Office, the victims were assisted by a lawyer and a translator in presenting their complaint against their employer. The accused employer was immediately detained after the conclusion of the preliminary investigation.

Legal representation by the legal retainer of the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah  will be provided to the victims. They will also be assisted in their criminal and labor complaints, and will be brought to the Consulate for temporary shelter. END

For more information, visit https://www.jeddahpcg.dfa.gov.ph  or https://www.facebook.com/PHLinJeddah/.