The Philippines will lift its suspension on the deployment of household service workers to Kuwait on one condition: that the host country can guarantee the protection of workers' there, including allowing shelters run by the Philippine government for distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), authorities said Monday.
on one condition: that the host country can guarantee the protection of workers' there, including allowing shelters run by the Philippine government for distressed overseas Filipino workers , authorities said Monday.
“The non-negotiables are: our shelter [for distressed OFWs] have to [remain] there, as it is in the law passed by Congress. We will look at how we can reach a compromise on that. There also has to be justice for Jullebee Ranara, and improvement on the conditions of our workers,” de Vega told lawmakers.“We will not compromise the protection of our workers,” de Vega added.
“The repatriation [of OFWs] should also be facilitated promptly, and justice in terms of labor and criminal law should also be delivered more swiftly,” Cacdac said. “I won’t call it a retaliation because I don’t want to use provocative language. I would call it a response... a message to lift the ban as soon as possible. If you don’t want to send household workers, then don’t send anyone. We will use diplomacy [to resolve this], but not at the expense of our national pride, as well as honor and safety of our workers,” de Vega said.
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