A migrants’ rights group has urged the government to seek a long-term solution to the abuses committed against Filipino domestic helpers in Kuwait, noting that the temporary deployment ban it imposed following the rape and murder of Jullebee Ranara. /PDI
“Even if there is a bilateral labor agreement, the abuses against OFWs, especially domestic workers continue because [the agreement] is far from international standards on labor and migrant rights,” Migrante said.
Practiced in some Gulf countries, the system requires migrant workers, mainly household and construction workers, to have a sponsor in the host country before getting a visa and worker’s permit. It prevents them from traveling or switching sponsorships without their employer’s consent, leaving some prone to abuses.
The Filipino delegation arriving in Kuwait include Assistant Secretary of Middle East and African Affairs Mardomel Melicor and Ariel Javier, both of the DFA; Assistant Secretary for Migrant Workers Welfare Services Felicitas Bay and Assistant Secretary for Public Policy and International Cooperation Mario Zinampan, both of the DMW; and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration head Arnell Ignacio.
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