(Eagle News)–The Department of Labor and Employment has lifted the deployment ban on Filipinos who wish to return to their jobs in Libya.
The Philippine Overseas Employment and Administration said the ban–which was imposed in September last year after the Department of Foreign Affairs raised an Alert Level 3 over the area because of cases of kidnapping of Overseas Filipino Workers there—was relaxed after the DFA and the National Security Council lowered the crisis alert level to 2.
The DOLE said a deployment ban still applies, however, to newly hired workers and seafarers.
Labor Secretary and POEA Chair Silvestre Bello III, POEA Administrator Bernard P. Olalia and board members Estrella S. Hizon, Alexander E. Asuncion, and Felix M. Oca signed the resolution.