MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Saturday lifted the temporary deployment ban of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Saudi Arabia.
In a statement, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said he decided to lift the temporary ban after receiving an official communication from the Saudi government ensuring that foreign employers and recruitment agencies will shoulder the cost of health and quarantine fees of the OFWs.
“After receipt of the official communication from the Saudi government this morning which ensures us that the foreign employers and agencies will shoulder the costs of institutional quarantine and other [COVID-19] protoc…
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