PH Worker Deployment Suspension To Saudi To Stay

PH Worker Deployment Suspension To Remain Unless Conditions Are Met

PH WORKER DEPLOYMENT SUSPENSION – According to Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, deployment of workers to Saudi Arabia is temporarily suspended.

For the longest time, the Philippines and Saudi Arabia have a good working relationship. However, amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Philippine government is doing its best to lobby for the safety of its workers.

PH Worker Deployment Suspension To Saudi To Stay

Bello said that Saudi Arabia must ensure that employers of Overseas Filipino Workers need to shoulder their costs of COVID-19 protocol compliance. During an interview with Teleradyo, the labor secretary explained:

Kaya ko sinunspend temporarily ‘yung deployment ng ating kababayan sa Saudi ay dahil doon sa institutional quarantine nila na kung saan pagdating ng ating mga OFW doon kailangang i-swab sila at i-quarantine for 10 days. Ok sa akin ‘yun if that is their protocol there but malabo kung sino ang magbabayad niyan,

Currently, the minimum total processing fee for Filipino workers for COVID-19 compliance would cost around $3,500. This would be equal to almost a year’s worth of salary for OFWs.

Yesterday, hundreds of OFWs bound for Saudi were left stranded at Ninoy Aquino International Airport due to the suspension. Meanwhile, Bello said he had been in contact with the Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.

I talked to the ambassador and I told him a note verbale from you will suffice and he said he will issue the note verbale. The moment that note verbale reaches the DFA, DFA will give me a copy, we will lift the order of suspension

Furthemore, Bello emphasized that he would not risks Filipinos being stranded in a place where they came to work only to be asked to pay $3,500.

Kaya nga sila pumupunta doon para kumita. Hindi pa kumikita sinisingil na ng $3,500. I am sorry, but I have to protect you from ganitong mga situation“, he added.

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