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Review of PHL bilateral labor ties sought after OFWs’ death in Kuwait
Senator Joel Villanueva urged a review of bilateral labor deals and recruitment policies with Kuwait following the suspicious deaths of two overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) there.
The deaths involved Jenny Alvarado, who reportedly died of coal smoke inhalation, and Dafnie Nacalaban, a domestic worker whose decomposing body was found after she was reported missing.
Villanueva stressed the need to strengthen recruitment policies and ensure host countries comply with bilateral agreements to protect OFWs, moving away from a reactive ban-lift-ban cycle.
He emphasized that existing labor agreements, renewed in 2021, should guarantee OFWs safe workplaces, decent living conditions, fair wages, and secure repatriation.
Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo J. Cacdac announced a temporary halt on OFW deployment to Kuwait due to the recent deaths.
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