Waiting for justice

Manama : A Filipino expatriate is awaiting justice after her sponsor confiscated her passport and refused to give it back unless she pays the ransom he demanded. 

Jeny Agbulig, an expatriate from the Philippines, worked as a staff cleaner and a caterer assistant for a cleaning contract company. 

“It’s been more than five months and I still haven’t received my passport. The case is now in the court and I have no clue as to when the verdict will be out. I have a sponsor who is willing to hire me, but I am unable to transfer myself to another sponsor as I don’t have my passport with me,” said Jeny.

“I am currently living at a friend’s place after leaving my place for safety. The sponsor and his driver used to roam around my apartment in their cars during night. Once the driver came up to my apartment and started banging on my door. I was terrified and I moved to my friend’s place a few hours after they left,” Jimy said indicating harassment by the sponsor.

DT News had reported this incident in March this year. 

According to Jenny, On March 9, the sponsor called her for a meeting and without notice, she was told to leave the company. He cancelled her visa  on May 2, and refused to give her passport back until she paid him the money he demanded. When the issue was taken to the Ministry of Labour to get her passport and pending salary, she realised that somebody had forged her signature on the contract document.