DMW expects to fully resolve issue of unpaid OFWs in Saudi Arabia this year

JUST IN: The Department of Migrant Workers expects to fully resolve the issues of unpaid wages of around 10,000 ex-OFWs in Saudi Arabia 'within the year,' Secretary Susan Ople says.

The Department of Migrant Workers expects to fully resolve the issues of unpaid wages of around 10,000 ex-Overseas Filipino Workers in Saudi Arabia"within the year," Secretary Susan Ople said on Friday.

[Translation: I can say with full confidence that the issue of unpaid claims of around 10,000 OFWs dating back to 2015 to 2016, when their companies got bankrupt, will be resolved within the year.] "'Yong listahan na 'yan kailangan maibigay namin sa aming counterparts matapos ang Ramadan at siguro sa mga unang linggo ng Mayo," she added.

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