Help illegal OFWs avail of Saudi pardon, group urges RP
After Saudi authorities announced a blanket royal pardon for all violators of the Kingdom’s residency laws, a Filipino migrant advocacy group there urged the Philippine government to assist undocumented overseas Filipino workers to avail of the amnesty.
DOLE suspends agency of OFW who died of acid burns, stab wounds in Saudi
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has suspended the recruitment agency of the domestic helper in Saudi Arabia who died of acid burns and stab wounds early this month
Philippine Embassy to Work with in Saudi Authorities to Improve Conditions at Deportation Centers
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said today that it has directed the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh and the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah to make renewed representations and work closer with Saudi Arabian authorities towards improving the conditions at Saudi Deportation Centers where Filipinos who over-stayed or out of status are awaiting exit clearances.
The DFA also directed the Embassy and the Consulate General to continuously work for the early repatriation of the Filipinos in the Deportation Centers in order to avoid the overcrowding in the Saudi-operated facilities, which have been made the subject of recent news reports in Manila.
Fil-Am couple pleads guilty to Florida forced-labor charges
Some 39 Filipino workers allegedly duped into forced labor in country clubs and hotels in Southeast Florida are likely to get justice after a couple who supposedly recruited the victims pleaded guilty to the charges against them.
Duped OFW in Jeddah forced to scavenge for food
An overseas Filipino worker in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia ended up scavenging for food after running away from a job that, according to him, was not the one he applied for in the Philippines.
POEA ordered to tap LGUs in fight vs illegal recruitment
Bring the fight against illegal recruitment to the grassroots by forging alliances with local government executives.