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PH welcomes Bahrain’s ‘Flexi Visa,’ hopes to better protect migrant rights

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 08:02 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs welcomed the implementation of Bahrain's flexible work permit, which will benefit undocumented Filipinos in the country. Read more »

Japan eyes allowing skilled blue-collar workers to stay permanently

Kyodo News
Posted at Oct 11 03:41 PM

TOKYO - Japan is considering allowing skilled blue-collar foreign workers to stay in the country permanently with their families, as it struggles with a serious labor shortage amid a population decline, sources close to the matter said Thursday. Read more »

Qatar exit visa reform to be enforced 'by end of month'

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 09 12:09 AM

Critics have long argued for abolition of the exit visa -- a lynchpin of the country's "kafala", or sponsorship, system which many liken to modern-day slavery. Read more »

Ilang Pinoy seafarers, inabandona ng amo sa India

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 06 01:26 AM

MAYNILA - Inatasan na ng Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) ang Philippine Embassy sa New Delhi, India na tulungan ang 21 Pilipinong seafarers na na-stranded sa isang port matapos umanong abandonahin ng kanilang employer. Read more »

Waiting for maternity care

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 08:04 PM

Pregnant women wait at the CSV Maternity and Lying-in Clinic in Quezon City on Tuesday.  Read more »

20 OFWs in Saudi Arabia ejected from accommodation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 04:30 AM

MANILA - Some 20 overseas Filipino workers (OFW) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia were removed from their company-provided accommodation after refusing to work because of unpaid salaries and food allowance, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday. Read more »

Filipino migrant group recounts bad time with viral solon

Patrick Quintos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 01 09:20 PM

'He is not worthy to represent our sector in Congress.' Read more »

Work permit ng mga dayuhang nagtatrabaho sa PH, pinasisilip

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 30 07:41 PM

Iniimbestigahan ng DOLE ang mga permit na naibigay sa mga banyagang nagtatrabaho ngayon sa Pilipinas, sabi ng kalihim ng kagawaran. Read more »

Fists forward for government workers

Toto Lozano, Malacanang Photo
Posted at Sep 28 02:28 PM

President Duterte strikes his signature pose with Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea and guests during the oath-taking of the new Career Executive Service Officers (CESOs), the conferment of the 2017 Gawad Career Executive Services (CES), and the 2018 Outstanding Government Workers Awards Rites at the Rizal Hall of Malacañan Palace on Thursday.  Read more »

'Balik-manggagawa,' di na sakop ng Micronesia deployment ban

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 27 07:15 PM

Papayagan nang makabalik ng Micronesia ang mga overseas Filipino worker na may aktibo pang kontrata roon at nakabakasyon lang sa bansa. Read more »

Temporary suspension ng deployment ban sa Micronesia, tinitingnan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 26 02:20 AM

Posibleng pansamantalang tanggalin na ng DFA ang total deployment ban sa Micronesia. Read more »

DFA coordinating with Nigeria, Switzerland on abducted Pinoy seafarers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 25 07:45 AM

MANILA - The Department of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday sought to assure the families of 7 Filipinos abducted by pirates in Nigeria that the government is working to free the hostages.  Read more »

Trade chief urges Pinoys in UK to invest in the Philippines

Rose Eclarinal, ABS-CBN Europe Bureau
Updated as of Sep 24 05:59 PM

With an expected annual growth of 6.7 percent for 2018, Lopez said overseas Filipinos should not be left behind.  Read more »

Over 28% of Japanese population officially old: government

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 17 09:32 PM

Those aged 65 or older now make up a record 35.6 million, or 28.1 percent of the total population. Read more »

15,000 health workers, 'delikado' dahil sa bawas sa DOH budget

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 18 08:23 PM

Tinapyasan ng Department of Budget and Management ang panukalang pondo ng Department of Health para sa susunod na taon. Kasama sa maaaring maapektuhan ang mga pampublikong health worker. Read more »

Filipinos in Hong Kong hunker down for Mangkhut

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 16 11:30 AM

Filipinos in Hong Kong hunkered down with the rest of the island on Sunday as Typhoon Ompong (Mangkhut) neared, after leaving a trail of destruction in the Philippines. Read more »

Despite reforms, Qatar's migrant workers still fear exploitation

Heba Kanso, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Sep 12 03:10 PM

As a migrant worker from Bangladesh, Sharif should be happy about Qatar's labor reforms, put in place to protect people like him. Instead, he feels the system still allows his employer to get round rules designed to stop them exploiting him. Read more »

97 undocumented OFWs from UAE to arrive Wednesday

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 05 12:52 AM

The migrant workers, whose repatriation was shouldered by the agency, will receive a cash aid of P5,000 each upon arrival in Manila. Read more »

Duterte pa-Israel para bumili ng armas, makipagkita sa OFWs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 02 06:37 PM

Umalis si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte nitong Linggo ng hapon papuntang Israel kung saan inaasahan ang kanyang pagbili ng mga bagong armas at nakatakda ang kanyang pakikipagkita sa mga OFW. Read more »

Job-hunting easy as Facebook? App targets skilled workers

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 31 09:08 AM

FindWork is designed specifically for blue collar workers and is location-based allowing users to find nearby jobs, said its country manager, Rommel Torres. Read more »