Filipinos
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Reopening Filipino Domestic Worker Visas31 March 2024The Kuwait Union of Owners of Domestic Workers Recruitment Offices has made an urgent plea to His Highness the Prime Minister, Dr. Sheikh Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah. The appe...Filipino Workers Remittances In Kuwait Witness A 2% Drop17 February 2024Statistics revealed an increase in Filipino workers’ remittances from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries during 2023 by 4.32% annually, reaching $5.59 billion, compared to $5.3...Christmas Tragedy: Filipina Overseas Worker Killed On Return Home26 December 2023Canice Minica Seming, a 29-year-old overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who had recently returned home for Christmas, was found dead in Antipolo City. Philippine media reported that the...The Kuwaiti-Philippine Talks Failed To Lift The Domestic Worker Ban24 December 2023Al-Jarida Daily reported that recent discussions between Kuwait and the Philippines, which included the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Public Authority for Manpower, and a visiti...Philippines, Kuwait Clear Path To Recruit Domestic Workers14 December 2023A Kuwaiti-Philippine agreement on a working mechanism for the resumption of domestic worker recruitment from the Philippines has been reached, according to Al-Anba daily quoting a...Filipino Domestic Workers Recruitment To Resume Soon12 December 2023Filipino domestic workers are expected to resume recruitment soon after Kuwait and the Philippines reach an agreement on some points.A breakthrough is expected in the case of Filip...Kuwait To Host Philippines Delegation For Crucial Labor Talks11 December 2023On Tuesday, a delegation of Philippine officials from the Manila Departments of Foreign Affairs and Migrant Workers will arrive in Kuwait to discuss labor issues with Kuwaiti count...Philippines Delegation To Visit Kuwait For Talks On Recruitment Ban05 December 2023Al-Qabas daily reports that a delegation from the Philippines will visit Kuwait from Dec 14-16 to discuss resuming the recruitment of Filipino workers for Kuwait.According to the s...Filipino Workers May Return To Kuwait In Early 202426 November 2023It is anticipated that the Philippines will allow Filipinos to return to Kuwait in the first quarter of next year. A meeting between Kuwaiti and Filipino authorities is scheduled t...Philippines Reports 7% Rise In COVID-19 Infections Daily20 November 2023The Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,210 new COVID-19 infections between Nov 14 and 20. With an average daily count of 173 cases, this represents a "seven percent increase" ov...Filipino Workers' Remittances To Gcc Rise To $4.04 Billion In 202315 November 2023Remittances from Filipino workers in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries increased by 4.04% in the first nine months of 2023. Saudi Arabia has emerged as a major contributor t...Lifting The Ban On Filipino Workers Update26 October 2023In response to a question regarding the Filipino labor crisis, Ambassador Samih Hayat said, "We are working to resolve the misunderstanding, and this requires time and solid s...Filipino Workers' Return To Kuwait Is Rekindled By Diplomacy23 October 2023Al-Qabas daily reports that Kuwaiti and Philippine diplomats have discussed ways to strengthen cooperation on the labor file. These sources confirmed the recent bilateral meeting a...Marcos: Kuwait Deployment Ban To End22 October 2023The President of the Philippines has announced an end to the ban on Filipino workers being sent to Kuwait. "We agreed to continue discussing some of the obstacles to our re...Philippine President And Crown Prince Commit To Mending Labor Relations21 October 2023The Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Kuwait's Crown Prince His Highness Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah have expressed their intention to address la...