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…
Embracing the Essence of TSOK’s Advocacy The Teachers Specialist Organization in Kuwait (TSOK) is a supportive community for Filipino teachers working abroad. As one of the co-founders and the primary biographer of TSOK, it is DNG’s responsibility to share important information that amplifies and credits the voices of my fellow co-founders and members. This information…
Mariam Macapudi, the True Symbol of Skilled and Non-Skilled Workers In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have developed the true sense of unity and liaison in improving each other’s grave situation. It is undeniably true that the COVID-19 disease hit each individual differently. Things may run from best to good for the people…
The tyranny of the COVID-19 pandemic continues around the world. Our fellow Kabayans in Kuwait is not an exemption to the overwhelming effects we experience because of it. However, within the chaos lies a blessing in disguise throughout the Filipino community. It is the birth of the “Pinoy Kuwait Barter” established and led by a…
Noong middle of January this year, pinapanood ko lang sa internet ang kumakalat na covid na sakit sa Wuhan, China. Bagama’t nakaka-awa ang mga taong tinamaan ng bagong sakit na ito, Subalit, hindi ko naramdaman ang takot sa pagkakasakit nito dahil napakalayo ng China sa Kuwait kung saan ako ay nagtatrabaho. Pero nang pumasok ang…
June 29, 2020 “Inspiring scenes of people taking the future of their countries into their own hands will ignite greater demands for good governance and political reform elsewhere in the world.” William Hague Fighting the COVID-19 pandemic has never been easy. Considering its high infectivity rate, it can reach many regions through the flow of…
BATAS PARA SA PANGTAHANANG MANGGAGAWA O DOMESTIC WORKER LAW Ang Batas para sa Pangtahanang Manggagawa o Domestic Worker Law ay isang batas na naglalayong protektahan ang mga karapatan ng mga kasambahay o domestic workers. Saklaw nito ang mga probisyon tungkol sa tamang sahod, benepisyo, oras ng trabaho, kondisyon ng pagtatrabaho, at iba pang mahahalagang aspeto upang…
The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly threatened the lives of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) across the globe. With various countries implementing strict lockdown measures, many OFWs were left struggling with the harsh reality of the “No Work, No Pay” situation. As a result, countless Kababayans sought to return home immediately, desiring to be reunited with their…
The Protocols Every Returning OFW Should Expect as the world continues its almost 7-month battle of the transmission of COVID-19 disease. As we face the coronavirus pandemic, we, the Overseas Filipinos in Kuwait, want to return safely back to our home country, the Philippines. Because of the implemented lockdown measures, our primary jobs stopped together…
In times of crisis, the character of Kabayanihan glows within each one of us. While many of the OFW worldwide strived in the COVID-19 pandemic, different organizations and groups contributed their respective humanitarian efforts. Being one of the governmental establishments assigned to look after the ofw abroad, the offices of the Philippine Embassy in Kuwait,…