The deployment ban preventing Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from entering Kuwait has had a considerable impact on numerous Filipino families who depend on overseas employment. This listicle summarizes important occurrences that led to the Kuwaiti government lifting the deployment ban on June 23, 2024. 7 Key Milestones in Lifting the Deployment Ban on Filipino…
On March 11, 2024, Ron Salo, Kabayan Party List Representative and Chairperson of the Committee on Overseas Filipino Workers Affairs, fervently called for reevaluating and subsequently lifting the Deployment ban to Kuwait.
Deployment Ban and Temporary Ban The tragic death of Jeanelyn Padernal Villavende, a Filipina domestic worker in Kuwait, has once again raised serious concerns about the safety and protection of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Villavende, who was allegedly abused and ultimately killed by her employers in December 2019, became the latest victim of violence…