The Department of Migrant Workers in the Philippines has introduced a new 'whitelist' system for deploying domestic workers to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. This system aims to reduce labor exploitation and improve worker welfare by limiting the recruitment agencies allowed to deploy workers.
This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.Only recruitment agencies on the 'whitelist' may be allowed to deploy household workers specifically to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait , where various high-profile labor exploitation cases surfaced in the past
In a press briefing on Thursday, December 5, top DMW officials announced the issuance of two circulars on the “whitelisting” of recruitment agencies of domestic workers bound for Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, and the guidelines for the recruitment of residential support workers or cleaners to Saudi. “If you qualify, that’s the only way and time you will be allowed to participate in the deployment of HSWs,” said Undersecretary Bernard Olalia.
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