Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan 'Toots' Ople on Monday vowed justice for slain overseas Filipino worker Jullebee Ranara as she condoles with the grieving family of the OFW.
Demafelis was found in a freezer at an abandoned apartment in the Gulf state. Reports said Demafelis' employers, a Lebanese man and his Syrian wife, hid the body in the freezer before fleeing the apartment.took place in May 2018 after the signing of the protection deal for overseas Filipino workers in the Gulf state.
Results of the autopsy made by the Kuwaiti Ministry of Health showed that the victim died after multiple organ failure following severe beating.lifted the deployment ban of Filipino migrant workers to KuwaitThen- Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III made the announcement after the Kuwaiti government conceded to the conditions set by the Philippines during a board meeting at the time.
The Kuwaiti government has already met one of the conditions set by the Philippines, which is to file charges against the employers of Villavende. Bello also said that Kuwaiti officials have agreed to craft a harmonized standard employment contract for Filipino workers. Under the new contract, Filipino workers will be allowed to take one day off with pay each week. The contract will also state the designated working and sleeping hours of the worker.repatriate all distressed overseas Filipino workers in Kuwait by the end of January— Anna Felicia Bajo/RSJ, GMA Integrated News
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