Tag: kuwait

Kuwait to recruit Ethiopians amid Philippines labor crisis

  KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AFP) — Kuwait will recruit Ethiopian nationals to make up for a “deficit” in domestic workers, authorities said Tuesday, following the grisly murder of a Filipina maid in the Gulf state. The Philippines banned its citizens from working in Kuwait after the body of 29-year-old Joanna Demafelis was found in a freezer earlier this year, bearing signs of torture. “We aim to open the door to the recruitment of Ethiopian workers to fill the deficit of domestic servants and reduce […]

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Registration sa mga nais mag-avail ng amnesty program sa Kuwait hanggang April 12 na lang – DFA

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nag-abiso ang Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) sa mga Pilipinong nagtatrabaho sa Kuwait na malapit nang matapos ang deadline para sa amnesty program ng pamahalaan doon. Ayon sa DFA, itinakda na sa april 12 ang huling araw ng pag-paparehistro para sa nais mag-avail ng amnestiya. Ang mga nais humabol ay pinapayuhan na magtungo sa konsulada ng Pilipinas sa Kuwait upang maiproseso ang mga dokumento at clearance na kailangan sa nasabing […]

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Pimentel opposes partial lifting of deployment ban to Kuwait

(Eagle News) — Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said he will oppose any recommendation for the partial lifting of the deployment ban on Filipino workers to Kuwait. He issued the statement after a court in Kuwait sentenced to death by hanging the Lebanese man and his Syrian wife who were responsible for the killing of overseas Filipina worker Joanna Demafelis. “We’re thankful that justice has been served for Joanna. Our task now is to […]

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Palace: Ban on deployment of OFWs to Kuwait stays

(Eagle News) — The ban on the deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers stays despite a Kuwait court conviction of a couple believed responsible for the death of Joanna Demafelis. This is according to Senior Deputy Executive Secretary Menardo Guevarra, who held a press conference on Monday, a day after the court sentenced Nader Essam Assaf and his Syrian wife to death by hanging for the crime that has led to a souring of diplomatic relations […]

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Kuwait court sentences couple to death for Demafelis murder

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AFP) — A Kuwaiti court on Sunday sentenced in absentia a Lebanese man and his Syrian wife to death by hanging over the murder of a Filipina maid, a judicial source said. The court issued the sentence in the first hearing in the case of Joanna Demafelis, the 29-year-old maid whose body was found in a freezer in Kuwait earlier this year. The sentencing can still be appealed if the couple returns to […]

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DFA sets April 12 deadline for undocumented OFWs in Kuwait to register for repatriation

  (Eagle News) – The Department of Foreign Affairs said undocumented Filipino workers in Kuwait have only until April 12 to register for repatriation, and is urging them not to wait until the last minute to do this. The department announced the new deadline after it noted a drop in the number of undocumented Filipino workers registering for repatriation after Kuwait announced a two-month extension that expires on April 22. The DFA said it is […]

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Bello: DOLE finalizing arrangements for PHL-Kuwait signing of pact on OFW protection

(Eagle  News) — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said it was now finalizing arrangements for the formal signing of an agreement with the Kuwaiti government on the protection of overseas Filipino workers deployed in the Gulf state. In a statement on Tuesday, March 20, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the signing of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) may take place in the first week of April. The venue of the signing has […]

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Bello: PHL, Kuwait to sign MOU on OFW protection this month

  (Eagle News) – The Philippine and Kuwaiti governments will be signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the protection of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) this month. “In two weeks, the panels agreed to have the signing most likely in Kuwait,” Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said in an interview on Friday, March 16. Bello said that labor officials from both countries approved the final MOU draft on that same day after a two-day negotiation […]

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Bello: Kuwait has “informally accepted” MOU provisions for protection of OFWs

(Eagle News)– Kuwait has “informally accepted” the provisions aimed at protecting Overseas Filipino Workers in the Middle Eastern country. In a radio interview on Wednesday, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said a Kuwaiti official was slated to come to the Philippines in order to finalize the Memorandum of Understanding containing the additional provisions. According to Bello, the additional provisions would address OFW issues  involving their passports. “Kaya meron ding provision na kapag inilipat sa isang […]

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De Lima urges DFA, DOLE to look into “auction” of Filipino maids in Saudi Arabia

(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima on Thursday urged the foreign affairs and labor departments to look into what she said was an “auction” of  Filipino maids in Saudi Arabia. In a statement from detention, De Lima said she has received complaints of that nature from OFWs in Riyadh, Dammam and Jeddah. She said  a Filipina, for example, was sold by her Saudi employer to another employer in Dammam for 24,000 riyals. She escaped, De Lima […]

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Demafelis’ “recruiter” denies allegations vs her; says she merely “referred” Demafelis for deployment abroad

(Eagle News) — The woman who was reported to be the recruiter of Joanna Demafelis voluntarily went to the police on Thursday and denied the allegations against her. In a press conference at the Criminal Investigation Detection Group on Thursday, Agnes Tuballes from Iloilo said she merely referred Demafelis to one Mariz who she said helped look for Overseas Filipino Workers to be deployed abroad for Mt. Carmel Global E-Human Resources, Incorporated. She said she received […]

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Pilipina OFW sa Kuwait, nais makauwi sa PHL

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Isang Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) sa Kuwait na tubong Capiz ang umaapela ng tulong sa gobyerno upang makauwi na sa Pilipinas dahil sa tangkang panggagahasa ng anak ng kanyang employer. Kinilala ang OFW na si Ma. Elvie Ordas, isang domestic helper sa Kuwait. Kuwento ni Ordas, ilang beses na umano tinangkang pasukin ng anak na lalaki ng kanyang employer ang kaniyang kuwarto. May pagkakataon din umanong pinapakitaan ito ng maseselang […]

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