Tag: Migrant workers

The Kuwaiti government has expressed its sympathies and signified its interest to pursue justice for the Filipino worker

Drawn by the prospect of making more money than they could ever hope to at home, migrants make up nearly 90 percent of Qatar's population

The Philippines earlier this month resumed the deployment of domestic workers to Saudi Arabia following a year-long ban

“That is a very inspiring news, a great help and immense relief to our [overseas Filipino workers],” said Bishop Ruperto Santos

Deployment will resume on November 7, a decision that comes after talks between the Philippines and Saudi Arabia

Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo made a request for "executive clemency" during a meeting with his Indonesian counterpart

As of 2021, there were at least 62 Filipino migrant workers who were on death row in foreign lands, according to data provided by Migrante

In recent months, victims have reported being lured to countries such as Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand and Laos

The sector has long been reliant on migrants from neighboring Indonesia for back-breaking plantation work

There are 17 criminal cases for illegal recruitment and estafa, accounting for 7.62% of cases decided by the Supreme Court from 2015-2019