Previous Story
Long-term alien workers clean up pathway
|
Posted on Aug 31 2008
Over 50 alien workers, mostly longtime workers on Saipan, cleaned up the pathway from Kilili Beach all the way to 13 Fishermen in Garapan yesterday.
The workers, mostly Filipinos, volunteered their time to make the pathway safer for walkers and joggers by removing the debris along the long stretch of the pathway.
After sweeping the leaves and other debris that accumulated on the pathway over the years, the workers used a blower as a finishing touch.
It was the first time that the pathway received blower work since it was constructed many years ago.
It took the alien workers over four hours to finish the cleanup. They collected several truckloads of debris and trash.
The workers and their children ended up their community project with a barbecue picnic held at a pavilion near the 13 Fishermen Monument.
Before and after the cleanup the workers had short discussions about the federalization process, improved immigration status, and other issues.
The House of Representatives recently “killed” a bill that proposed to grant improved immigration status to long-time guest workers in the CNMI.
Dekada Movement president Bonifacio Sagana said the cleanup was too tiring because of its distance and due to large amount of debris that they collected.
“But we are very happy because somehow we make the pathway safer for joggers and walkers now,” Sagana said.
The group coordinated the cleanup with the Division of Environmental Quality and Division of Parks and Recreation.
