A SENATOR has filed a resolution seeking to investigate, in aid of legislation, the existing Philippine-Kuwait bilateral labor agreement and standard employment contract, citing the deaths of close to 200 OFWs in the Middle Eastern country since 2016.
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A SENATOR has filed a resolution seeking to investigate, in aid of legislation, the existing Philippine-Kuwait bilateral labor agreement and standard employment contract, citing the deaths of close to 200 overseas Filipino workers in the Middle Eastern country since 2016.T. Tulfo, under Senate Resolution 448, noted the need to establish stricter policies, adopt preventive measures, and apply sanctions or a ban on the deployment of OFWs in Kuwait.
Citing data from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, the senator said 196 OFWs have died in Kuwait since 2016, with nearly 80% due to physical abuse. In 2017, the Philippine Embassy in Kuwait registered 6,000 cases of abuse, sexual harassment and rape.
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