Tag: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Philippines suspends deployment of Filipino workers to Saudi Arabia
Filipino workers are reportedly being required by their employers to shoulder the costs of health and safety protocol for COVID-19
Philippine church group welcomes abolition of Saudi Arabia’s kafala system
Human rights groups said the system generally binds a worker to one employer, leaving workers vulnerable to exploitation
Philippine Catholic bishop hopes Saudi labor reforms to cover household workers
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has earlier announced that it will ease the foreign worker sponsorship system, known as 'kafala'
Bishop wants probe into death of Filipinos in Saudi Arabia
The government is processing the repatriation of 353 remains in Saudi Arabia. At least 107 of those who perished died of COVID-19.
Distressed Filipino migrant workers decry lack of government support
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia gave the Philippines 72 hours to bring home the remains of 282 deceased Filipino migrant workers
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