Tag: Grand Isle

DIALOGUE. Officials of the Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C. and leaders of the Justice for Grand Isle Shipyard Filipino Workers Campaign discuss the situation of Filipino offshore oil workers in Louisiana during a dialogue on 18 March 2013. In photo are First Secretary and Consul Elmer Cato, Welfare Officer Saul de Vries and Assistant Labor Officer Oliver Flores with Dante Simbulan and Josef Cadgugay of the Katarungan Center for Peace, Justice and Human Rights in the Philippines and Katrina Abarcar and Ann Beryl Corotan of Philippine Forum and the National Alliance for Filipino Concerns. (Philippine Embassy Photo by Christine Rubio)

Embassy Officials Meet with Migrant Rights Groups to Discuss Case of Filipino Oil Workers in Louisiana

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Philippine Embassy met on Monday with leaders of migrant rights organizations supporting a group of Filipino offshore oil workers in Louisiana involved in a class suit against their employer for alleged slavery and human trafficking. In a statement, the Embassy said officials sat down with leaders of the Justice for Grand Isle Shipyard [...]

2013/03/22 More
Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia Jr. signs the condolence book for Ellroy Corporal and Avelino Tajonera at the Samart-Mothe Funeral Home in Cut Off, Louisiana, prior to necrological services on Wednesday. (Philippine Embassy Photo by Elmer G. Cato)

Death Toll in Louisiana Oil Platform Fire Climbs to 3 as Envoy Rejects Insinuations Filipinos Responsible for Accident

NEW ORLEANS—The death toll in the November 16 explosion and fire that hit an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico has climbed to three after authorities positively identified the body recovered on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) as that of a missing Filipino worker. The recovery and identification of the remains of Jerome Malagapo came [...]

2012/12/05 More