Despite calls for a deployment ban of workers to Kuwait following the killing of Jullebee Ranara, Migrant Workers chief Susan Ople insisted that the government’s choice not to issue a ban is not a sign of weakness. | JMangaluzINQ
Ople explained that they must also consider the OFWs that are currently residing in Kuwait, as a ban might cause difficulties for them.
“Another concern of ours is pag nag-impose tayo ng ban, yung mga employers na mayroong Filipino domestic workers, lalo yang hindi papayag na magpa-uwi ng kanilang kasambahay dahil alam nila walang kapalit from the Philippines, so mahihirapan tayo lalong i-extricate yung mga nangangailangan ng tulong or yung mga malapit na mag-expire yung kanilang contacts,” said Ople.A deployment ban may also entail bilateral issues, as it sends a message to the country of Kuwait that the Philippines is angry.
Ople believes that it is more advantageous not to issue a deployment ban just yet, as the Kuwaiti government has been cooperative throughout the process. “The determination of the Department of Migrant Workers, and upon the advice of the Department of Foreign Affairs, we believe that it is in the national interest that we continue to pursue labor diplomacy, labor reforms, through bilateral talks, through mechanisms that have already been set up in the past for corrective actions,” said Ople.
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