Filipino workers are sometimes asked to pay a commission, ranging between €1,000 and €5,000, to people who find them a job in Malta, Times of Malta has learnt.

The people asking for the commission are, in certain cases, Filipinos who would have beenon the island for a long time, sources close to the Filipino community said.

As a result, those who have just arrived in Malta start their working life having to pay off the commission and other debts they might have incurred. This makes it harder for them to leave situations of abusive employment, the sources said.

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