MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the United Nations (UN) on Wednesday kicked off a program that aims to address the impact of COVID-19 on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).
During an online launch of the program, UN Resident Coordinator Gustavo Gonzalez said that the Bridging Recruitment to Reintegration in Migration Governance (BRIDGE) seeks to “equip and strengthen the approach by government and civil society towards effective reintegration frameworks and services that are tailored to the COVID-19 context, mindful of its particular impacts on women and men migrants.”
Citing the impact of the pandemic to OFWs, Gonzales noted that large scale j…
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