News CHR calls on gov’t to allow return of stranded OFWs, raise health workers’ pay amid pandemic By JOVILAND RITA, GMA News Published June 26, 2021 3:24pm Alliance of Health Workers stage rally asking for the release of benefits in front of the Department of Health office in this file photo. The Commission on Human Rights is asking the government to provide better pay and benefits for health workers. The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Saturday called on the government to lift the travel ban on stranded overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and raise the compensation of healthcare workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic.