10,000 OFWs who lost jobs in Saudi to get backpay in full
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said Saudi Arabia has finally earmarked funds to pay thousands of overseas Filipino workers ...
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Kuwait suspends all new visas for Pinoys
Reacting to lawmakers' call for a total deployment ban to Kuwait, Mr. Marcos expressed opposition to the idea, saying he ...
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Kuwait ups the ante
What should we make of the Kuwaiti government’s recent move to suspend the entry of OFWs to the Gulf State ...
Read moreDMW unveils cash aid for OFWs affected by Kuwait ban
Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople said the government will assist some 815 overseas workers whose travel to Kuwait has been ...
Read more‘3,000 OFWs affected by Kuwait ban’
More than 3,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) applying for work in Kuwait this month will be derailed because the Kuwait ...
Read morePH-Kuwait talks deadlocked; Protection for OFWs upheld
Philippine officials defended measures to protect Filipino migrant workers in Kuwait that triggered a retaliatory response from the Kuwaiti government, ...
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9 human trafficking victims back from Malaysia, Thailand
At least nine suspected human trafficking victims were repatriated after they were rescued from their abusive employers in Malaysia and ...
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PH eyes trade-off with Kuwait
Keeping shelters for runaway and abused Filipino workers in Kuwait is a “non-negotiable” for the Philippines, the government said, as ...
Read moreGov’t assures aid to OFWs hit by Kuwait visa ban
The government has assured assistance to the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by the Kuwaiti government’s suspension of work visas, ...
Read moreAdviser: UK bus branding meant to honor, uplift Pinoys
The country’s latest campaign branding – “We Give the World Our Best” – aimed to “honor and uplift the spirit” ...
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