I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess these were “illegal aliens”, since he pleaded guilty to the charge.
I must respectfully disagree with your conclusion and please read my longer message posted above. He pleaded guilty to the charges because he needs attention deflected off of him immediately. The Philippines has child labor laws too and I'm willing to bet that 100% of his employees have falsified documentation with respect to their ages.
My opinion is based upon many conversations I've had with people during the time I've lived in Philippines and with Mrs. Altair.
The OFWs are guilty, guilty as sin of wanting to work to provide for their families in a poor country. They are also paying three month salary in agency fees off the top (ie. no pay for the first three months). The job agencies are modern day slave traders and I hope they get the book thrown at them. Big time.
Do you seriously expect me to overlook the fact that you tacitly support an illegal alien underground workforce (slavery), if they “are honestly just doing it to feed their families” ?
Seriously?
Sorry if the laws against slavery interfere with your personally favored “pet slaves”.
How utterly ethically twisted must you be, to NOT see that your support of the desperate people who corrupted the system designed to protect them, and us, from harm, is wrong?