The Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) has suspended the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Saudi Arabia after reports that OFWs headed for the kingdom were required to pay for health tests and insurance premiums.
Bernard Olalia, administrator of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), confirmed to Inquirer.net that he received a memorandum from Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III ordering the suspension.
In the memo, Bello said the Dole “received reports that departing OFWs are being required by their employers/foreign recruitment agencies to shoulder the costs of the health and safety protocol for COVID-19 and insurance covera…
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