MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government may consider suspending the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Middle East countries that would refuse to heed President Rodrigo Duterte’s call to abolish the Kafala system, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Wednesday.
Bello said Duterte may order him to suspend the deployment of OFWs if the Kafala system, which requires migrant workers to have a sponsor in the country of employment to get a visa and worker’s permit, would not be abolished.
“Hindi malayo na kapag hindi pinagbigyan ang panawagan ng ating Pangulong Duterte, baka bibigyan ako ng kautusan na magsuspend muna ng deploy…
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