The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) are investigating the death of Filipino domestic worker Dafnie Nacalaban found in a Kuwaiti residence. Nacalaban was reported missing by her employer in October 2024 and authorities discovered her body two months later. Senator Win Gatchalian urged the DMW and DFA to strengthen protection mechanisms for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and review bilateral labor agreements with vulnerable countries.
The Department of Migrant Workers and the Department of Foreign Affairs are coordinating with Kuwait i authorities to investigate the death of Filipino domestic worker Dafnie Nacalaban.The DMW also said in a Facebook post that Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac expressed condolences to the family of Nacalaban, an overseas Filipino worker who had been employed as a household service worker in Kuwait since December 2019.Nacalaban was reported missing by her second employer in October 2024.
In response to the incident, Senator Win Gatchalian urged the DMW and DFA to strengthen protection mechanisms for OFWs and revisit existing bilateral labor agreements with countries where migrant workers are particularly vulnerable.“The killer must be held accountable, and our government must not rest until justice is served,” Gatchalian said in a statement.The DMW confirmed that it is assisting Nacalaban’s family, including facilitating the repatriation of her remains to the Philippines.
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