Two RP maids jump off buildings

Two RP maids jump off buildings

MANILA (AFP): Two Filipina maids are to be repatriated from
Saudi Arabia after jumping from their employers' apartments to
escape alleged maltreatment, the Philippine labor department said
yesterday.

Elena Navarro, 21, suffered spinal injuries while Dany Alisa
severely injured her lower back and broke her right leg, Overseas
Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) administrator Wilhelm
Soriano said here. The incidents occurred separately in February.

Navarro and Alisa are to be repatriated shortly after
recovering from their injuries at a Saudi hospital, Soriano told
reporters. The two maids told the Philippines' labor attache in
Jeddah that they jumped because they could no longer bear the
alleged maltreatment.

About 4.2 million Filipinos work abroad, according to
government figures.