MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Thursday clarified that the government is not imposing a deployment ban of overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) to Israel, only a mere suspension of their departure “for a few days,” amid the ongoing strife between the Jewish state and Palestine.
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III earlier said in an interview over Teledrayo that the government is suspending the deployment of workers to Israel amid the escalating tension and violence in the region, following the exchange of fire between Israeli forces and the Palestinian-backed Hamas.
Bello subsequently issued another statement to the media clarifying th…
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