Pinay in Taiwan jumps from building to escape rape, murder attempt
Filipina caregiver jump from the window of a second floor apartment to escape rape and attempted murder by her employer.Eden Abarientos, a 43-year-old caregiver from Taiwan, suffered broken bones and severe injuries after she jumped from her employer's window at 1:00 in the morning of September 9.
Abarientos arrived in Taiwan last August 31. When she arrived, she immediately experienced sexual harassment from her employer Chang Chiung-Liang.
In her sworn affidavit submitted to Migrante International, said that her employer Abarientos touched her breasts and private parts while she worked in the kitchen. "Every day do please me, almost every hour. My boss told me to go to her room but I do not agree. Said give me money, I said I do not like. "
Abarientos lasted for a week in her employer's house before she she decided to escape because I heard her talking about killing her employer. "I heard that they kill me and put in plastic."
"On the night of September 8, I cooked dinner, I last ate. They furnished the drugs' those foods do. Nanunuyo I felt my mouth, no saliva. I did, I drink sugar dissolved in half a glass of warm water. Then I jump, "she said.
She was found by the police at 6:00 in the morning. Taiwanese police brought her to the hospital. It was also called the police that her agency in Taiwan.
A Certain Mrs. Chiu, representative of her agency, went to the hospital and promised to pay for her hospital bills. "I was told to sign a statement that I have no claim on the fact that my employer after returning home to the Philippines and said do not kill me tomorrow. A Chinese, a Filipina child and your boss has faced agency and MECO. "The MECO (Manila Economic and Cultural Office) is the de facto Philippine embassy in Taiwan.
Abarientos said that she got no help from the embassy and from OWWA (Overseas Workers Welfare Administration) officials in Taiwan. Her week's worth of work was unpaid.
"Without assistance from OWWA or DFA. The agency paid for my ticket. My wife is after me. Until I homing it does not help our government. "Abarientos was repatriated last October 5.
According to Gina Esguerra, Migrante International secretary-general, Abarientos' case is one of the many cases of violence against women migrant workers.
"On November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Children, we will call for justice for Abarientos and others like her who were victimized not only by perpetrators but also by government neglect and the circumstances that forced them to vulnerability and injustice, "Esguerra said.
She added the violence against women migrant workers and children will be one of the highlights in the witness testimonies for the upcoming International Migrants' Tribunal.
The International Migrants' Tribunal will be held on November 28-29 at the University of the Philippines in Diliman. It is organized by the International League of Peoples 'Struggles (ILPS), International Migrants' Alliance (IMA) and the International Women's Alliance (IWA).
The Tribunal will put on trial the Global Forum on Migrantion and Development (GFMD) as it is being facilitated by sending and receiving countries, including the Philippines. It is expected to be attended by judges and witnesses from different parts of the world.
One of the judges will be renowned theater actress and women's rights advocate Monique Wilson. The head judge will be Osamu Niikura, president of the Japan Lawyers International Solidarity Association (Jalisa), a member organization of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL).
Migrante International and other migrants' advocate groups and organizations will be witnesses to talk about the intensification of labor export in migrant-sending and receiving countries and its adverse effects on migrant workers. # # #
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