FEBRUARY 2018 | International Law Alerts | Labor Law / OFWs

Robredo 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 Gulf state.  CHR: Deploy OFWs only to countries that will protect their rights Following the gruesome murder of domestic helper Joanna Demafelis, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has urged the government to deploy overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) only to countries that have guaranteed to protect their rights as provided under the amended Migrant Workers’ Act. Gatchalian…

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