The Philippine government through the DFA has ordered a ban on deploying OFW to 41 countries. Those countries included on the ban list have no existing labor laws and social laws or even resolutions or declarations or any agreement that would protect the right of workers especially migrant workers. The banning of those countries for [...]
A Filipino nurse, Lisa Rodrigues, working in a hospital in Huntingdon, was sentenced for 51 weeks imprisonment suspended for 2 years, ordered 240 hours unpaid work, her driver license was suspended for 4 years.
While celebrating the Philippine Independence in Riyadh, 67 OFW men were arrested by the Riyadh authorities for imitating women and displaying homosexuality. The arrested Filipino workers might face 50-60 lashes and at least 3 months imprisonment.