04 January 2004

DEAR DFA SEC. ALBERT, USEC BRILLIANTES, AMB. GUINOMLA, MINISTER DUMIA,
HEADS & WELFARE OFFICERS OF DOLE, POEA & OWWA:

Warmest New Year's greetings of Love, Peace & Social Justice!

We take this chance to congratulate the newly posted Honorable DFA Secretary Albert. We hope that under your command responsibility, you will stand for the protection of our fundamental human rights and welfare as migrant workers (with legal status or undocumented). We trust that you will all agree that public officials in the diplomatic corps and related government offices must at all times carry a pro-migrant orientation in providing prompt service and safeguarding our interest.

Thus we write to you with deep concern about the plight of the stranded migrant Filipinos in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). We earnestly hope that your good office will kindly extend them the necessary documents (gratis) as soon as possible for their safe repatriation back to the Philippines. And to assist those who still have pending labour and other legal cases.

We are also saddened by the despicable and wily acts done against the "KAMI-SR 16" on 21 December 2003 and thereafter. We urge your good office NOT to tolerate any irresponsible act, abuse of power and character assassination against any of the "KAMI-SR 16" and migrant groups assisting them. As well as to encourage your officers/staff (who performs their public duties well) to continue their good service to our compatriots.

In the spirit of the New Year and public service, please heed the urgent appeal and legitimate demands of the "KAMI-SR 16" and the rest of our stranded compatriots in KSA.

Thanking you in anticipation

Respectfully,

THE COORDINATING COMMITTEE
MIGRANTE Macau SAR
mobile number: 853-6298541