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Afghanistan OFW Mark Ramos: Fake Kidnap Case?
Some overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Afghanistan do not believe that one of their compatriots was kidnapped in the country. Manny Geslani, spokesman for the Filipinos in Afghanistan (FIA), said… Read more
Afghan Deployment Ban Change Sparks Illegal Recruitment Activities
The partial lifting of deployment ban to Afghanistan is not only seen as opportunity for Filipinos to land lucrative jobs in the war-torn Middle Eastern country. It also ushers a… Read more
OFWs in US Bases in Afghanistan Can Stay
The US military command in Afghanistan has allowed overseas Filipino workers already there to extend their job contracts after Manila partially lifted its ban on the deployment of Filipino workers… Read more
POEA Partially Lifts Ban on OFW Deployment to Iraq, Afghanistan
Philippine labor officials on Tuesday partially lifted the ban on deployment of overseas Filipino workers to war-torn countries Iraq and Afghanistan. The Department of Labor and Employment said the Philippine… Read more
‘Undocumented Saudi OFWs Recruited in Afghanistan’
Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) based in Saudi Arabia are being recruited to work in a US military in Afghanistan, a migrant workers’ rights group disclosed today. Migrante-Middle East regional coordinator… Read more
Call for Clear Information on OFW Deployment Ban Exemptions
Some 7,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in US bases in Iraq and Afghanistan asked the Philippine government to inform their employers about the government’s policy to exclude OFWs from the… Read more
OFWs Can Stay in Afghanistan – Ochoa
Thousands of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) can stay in Afghanistan despite the ban on deployment of OFWs to the war-torn country, Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. said yesterday. Ochoa told… Read more
Filipino Workers Refuse to Leave Afghanistan, Libya, Syria
Thousands of Filipinos on knife-edge are resisting evacuation efforts amid rising violence in Afghanistan, Libya and Syria. Concerned activists have accused the Aquino administration officials of either being “very slow”… Read more
OFWs Want PH Help for Stay in Afghanistan
More than 6,000 Filipinos working in Afghanistan are still waiting for government action to act on their request to extend their stay inside US bases in the country. According to… Read more
Deployment Ban to Libya, Afghanistan Stays
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is not inclined, for now, to lift the deployment ban to Libya and Afghanistan, which are still experiencing civil unrest. Labor Secretary Rosalinda… Read more