Press statement
29 October 2019
Migrante-Europe
express with great sadness on the death of 39 people inside a trailer
truck found in Essex, the United Kingdom on Wednesday, 23 October
2019.
As
authorities continue to investigate the incident and to identify the
names and nationalities of the fatalities, Migrante-Europe joined the
growing voices around the world to seek justice for Essex 39.
News
reports that relatives of those feared to be found dead inside the
trailer are able to receive text message bidding goodbye and saying
“her trip to a foreign land has failed”, and that many of the
victims had left their homes and community paying huge amount of
money to human traffickers are indicators how people in the poor
countries are desperate to take chances to change for better their
life situation.
Migrante-Europe
believes that migration is related to underdevelopment and poverty.
Social and political injustice and economic inequality in the home
country pushed many people to cross oceans and continents hoping that
at the end of their journey a new hope and future will rise. The
United Nations report on the number of international migrants
globally reached an estimated 272 million in 2019, an increase of 51
million since 2010.
In
the Philippines, there are about 6,000 Filipinos leaving the country
every day. Even though Filipinos share their intellectual gifts
giving a substantial contribution to the economies of both the host
and their home countries many still experience degradation,
exploitation, suffering, and deaths. Chapter organizations of
Migrante International from various countries and regions are
challenged by issues confronting many Filipinos with contract
violations such as Non-payment of salary, lack of benefits; mental
and physical abuse, sexual harassment, rape and murder. ###
For
reference:
Revd Fr. Herbert F. Fadriquela Jr.
Chairperson, Migrante Europe
Email: [email protected]
Chaplain to the Filipino Community
Diocese of Leicester
Church of England
Mobile Number: +447456042156
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