Immigration officers linked to trafficking overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Syria – among them one of the alleged masterminds of the “pastillas” bribery scheme in the Bureau of Immigration (BI) – have been relieved from their posts.
This was disclosed by Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente to the Senate committee on women, children, family relations, and gender equality as it resumed its hearing on human trafficking practices within the BI on Tuesday, May 4.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Saudi Arabia Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman talked about the rights of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and the kafala system during a phone call on Wednesday night, May 5, said Malacañang.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is looking to have a soft opening of the country’s first overseas Filipino worker (OFW) hospital in San Fernando, Pampanga in October.
Over 540,000 overseas Filipino workers have so far been assisted by the government in going back to their hometowns, an official of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Friday.
The Philippines is ready to facilitate emergency repatriation of Filipinos from Israel amid the heaviest fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants, Malacañang said Thursday.
The Bureau of Immigration will immediately implement the extended travel ban on arrivals from South Asian countries to include Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) starting May 15.
The Supreme Court (SC) turned down a petition filed by a repatriated overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who sued her recruitment agency for unpaid wages following the pre-termination of her two-year contract.
Migrant Filipinos who are back in the Philippines should update their voter records if they want to be able to cast their ballots in the 2022 national polls
Senator Joel Villanueva believes the bill does not mean embracing labor export as a policy, but ensures one agency is ‘accountable’ for OFWs’ welfare
Overseas Filipino workers to be deployed within four months of their target vaccination date are now part of the top priority group
Labor chief Silvestre Bello III says the Saudi government has assured him that foreign employers and agencies will shoulder OFWs’ cost of institutional quarantine and other COVID protocols upon their arrival in Saudi Arabia
With a year left in power, President Rodrigo Duterte asks lawmakers to speed up work on priority bills
- Protect workers and businesses in the tourism industry –G20 Tourism Ministers’ Meeting
ILO Deputy Director-General, Martha Newton, called on G20 countries to take action to support the travel and tourism industry, which has been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. She was speaking at a virtual G20 Tourism Ministers’ meeting on 4 May, that discussed how governments can support the sector.
Danish citizens and migrants in Denmark, including Filipino workers can soon access places that have been off limits due to the COVID-19 pandemic with the use of valid ‘coronapas’ or the Corona Passport.
The New Zealand Government will soon issue a new single work visa through its new
employer-led system for better protection of migrant workers, including the overseas
Filipino workers (OFWs).
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) advises Filipino workers in
Israel to stay alert and safe amid the clashes and upsurge of violence in Jerusalem and
Gaza Strip.
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has issued the interim
guidelines for licensed recruitment agencies on the skill competency requirements of
their deployed household service workers (HSWs) to avoid possible loss of employment
opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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