THE Philippines lifted a ban on the deployment of workers, including maids and construction workers, to Saudi Arabia on Monday, November 7, 2022, after steps were taken to reduce...
THE Philippines lifted a ban on the deployment of workers, including maids and construction workers, to Saudi Arabia on Monday, November 7, 2022, after steps were taken to reduce frequent abuses, officials said.
Susan Ople, who heads the country’s newly established Department of Migrant Workers, said months of negotiations with Saudi Arabian officials have led to an agreement on additional safeguards, including the adoption of a standard employment contract that provides insurance coverage for workers for non-payment of salaries and allows workers to change employers in the case of abuse.
More than 189,000 Filipino workers were deployed to Saudi Arabia in 2019 before the coronavirus pandemic hit. Other top destinations of Filipino workers include the United States, Singapore, Japan, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. Ople said Saudi Arabian officials will visit the Philippines this month for a joint review of salaries of Filipino workers and resume discussions on complaints over the unpaid salaries of thousands of Filipino construction workers dating back to 2016.
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