Also, the groups claimed the deportees needed medical attention and counseling.
Many had symptoms of depression such as “attempted suicide, insomnia, skin disorders, ulcer, aches and difficulty in breathing,†they added.
Both groups met with key Philippine government agencies Tuesday and conveyed their findings, the CBCP said.
"There are about 200,000 Filipinos living and working in Japan, with additional 5,700 undocumented," the CBCP added.
Last July 6, Japan deported 75 illegal Filipino migrants. The CBCP said Japan for the first time chartered a plane to implement the mass deportation.
However, supporters from Japan and the Philippines such as the CBCP’s Episcopal Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People and the Scalabrini Migrants Center feel "the deportees’ urgent needs and concerns are not met and that they would fall into poverty without proper assistance."
“They have no money to start a new life, with some who are left under the care of their relatives with meager income, while others have no family or relatives to return to,†they added.
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