DFA to review deployment ban to 41 countries
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will review the status of the 41 countries where the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) would be banned. The post DFA to review deployment ban to 41...
View ArticlePossible ban very much on OFWs’ minds
Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in 41 countries earlier certified by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) as unsafe to work in and thus were covered by a deployment ban issued by the Philippine...
View Article37 OFWs who defied deployment ban back from Lebanon
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday reminded prospective overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to respect the total deployment ban to Lebanon and other countries. The post 37 OFWs who defied...
View ArticleManila extends ban on workers to restive Nigeria
MANILA, Philippines–The Philippines said Thursday it would extend a ban on sending workers to Nigeria after Christmas Day bombings in the oil-rich African country left 40 people dead. The two-year-old...
View ArticleDFA seeks Syria help vs trafficking
Despite the government’s labor deployment ban to Syria, the illegal trafficking in overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) continues in the troubled Middle East country, according to Foreign Secretary Albert...
View ArticleUnderwear yields illegal travel papers
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has intercepted two Filipino women who concealed their working visas and plane tickets in their underwear in an attempt to fly out to Lebanon despite a deployment ban to...
View ArticleDFA tells Israeli envoy off
The Philippines is keeping its temporary ban on the deployment of new hires to Israel “to protect its citizens,” the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday, responding to a statement by the...
View ArticlePOEA bars new deployment of workers to Ukraine
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration is to temporarily ban the deployment of Filipinos intending to work in Ukraine in light of the mounting tension in that country....
View ArticlePOEA exempts some OFWs from deployment ban in Libya
Despite the worsening political and security situation in Libya, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) exempted some Filipinos from the deployment ban in the strife-torn country. The...
View ArticlePOEA lifts deployment ban in Afghanistan for some OFWs
The Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (POEA) has partially lifted a deployment ban on Filipino workers in Afghanistan, according to a report on Radyo Inquirer 990AM. The post POEA lifts deployment...
View ArticleDeployment ban to Liberia lifted
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has lifted the total deployment ban it imposed in Liberia following World Health Organization’s (WHO) declaration that it is now Ebola-free. The...
View ArticleDFA: Filipinos can return to Qatar but…
The Philippine government on Wednesday said Filipinos are free to go to Qatar “but should observe usual precautions.” The post DFA: Filipinos can return to Qatar but… appeared first on Inquirer Global...
View ArticleDuterte to Kuwaiti gov’t: Protect our OFWs or deployment ban continues
President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday pleaded to the Kuwaiti government to keep overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) “free from harm” as the body of a Filipino woman was found inside a freezer in Kuwait City...
View ArticleOFWs in professional sector must also be protected — Gatchalian
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday said that the Philippine government must also consider the abuses happening to professional workers abroad. The post OFWs in professional sector must also be...
View ArticleRobredo wants PH, Kuwait to sign bilateral agreement to protect OFWs
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday urged both the Philippine and Kuwaiti governments to sign the pending bilateral agreement amid President Rodrigo Duterte’s call for a deployment ban of OFWs to the...
View Article2 senators call for labor policies to protect OFWs
Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero on Monday underscored the need for the Philippine government to craft a comprehensive labor policy and tap countries that would protect overseas Filipino workers (OFWs)...
View ArticleDeployment ban to Kuwait for OFWs’ protection — Bello
The Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) said Tuesday that new workers to Kuwait would not be allowed to leave for their own protection. The post Deployment ban to Kuwait for OFWs’ protection —...
View ArticleImmigration to stop OFWs bound for Kuwait
The Bureau of Immigration will prevent the departure of all overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) bound for Kuwait. The post Immigration to stop OFWs bound for Kuwait appeared first on Inquirer Global Nation.
View ArticleDOLE mulls imposing deployment ban to only household service workers
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is studying the possibility of narrowing the deployment ban in Kuwait to household service workers (HSWs) only. The post DOLE mulls imposing deployment ban...
View ArticlePH officials meet nationals in Kuwait amid OFW deployment ban
A delegation of Philippine labor officials were in Kuwait City Sunday to assess the impact of a new ban on Filipinos working in the emirate, a source of much-needed remittances. The post PH officials...
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