Senator Joel Villanueva strongly urged concerned government agencies to leave no stone unturned in the enforcement of laws to protect Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) against maltreatment and abuse.
Dhel NazarioSenator Joel Villanueva strongly urged concerned government agencies to leave no stone unturned in the enforcement of laws to protect Overseas Filipino Workers against maltreatment and abuse.
“Hindi po katanggap-tanggap ang paulit-ulit na balita ng pangmamaltrato, pang-aabuso o pagkamatay ng ating mga bagong bayani. Kailangan na pong tuldukan ito ,” Villanueva said. In the case of Kuwait, the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development stressed the Philippines’ bilateral labor agreement signed with Kuwait in 2018, and renewed in 2021, which outlines the rights of OFWs in the foreign land.
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