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Ban on Deployment of Filipino Maids to Jordan Stays
“It is inhuman.” This was what Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said after meeting with a 23-year-old undocumented Filipina maid, who had allegedly been beaten for a year then finally fled… Read more
Jordan Ink Pact on Lifting of Ban on Filipino Maids
Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz on Sunday signed here an agreement with her Jordanian counterpart that would pave the way for the lifting of the deployment ban imposed in 2008 on… Read more
OFWs May Fly to Lebanon, Jordan Soon—DFA
Foreign Affairs officials are ready to lift overseas deployment bans to Lebanon and Jordan but continue to warn Filipinos against going to protest-wracked Syria where over 60 workers are scheduled… Read more
Crackdown on Undocumented Migrants in Jordan; 28 OFWs Nabbed
The host government had just launched a massive crackdown on undocumented migrants last week, according to a Filipino migrants group providing assistance to distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Migrante-Middle East… Read more
5 Jordan OFWs File Complaints Vs Welfare Officer Carmelita Mag-uyon
A group of women who were recently repatriated from Jordan sought the help of Tatak RMN’s Bantay OFW, a daily morning public service radio show hosted by former Labor Usec… Read more
DOLE Releases Funds for 100 OFWs Pardoned in Jordan
Labor & Employment Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz approved the release of $5,000 (approximately P215,000) financial assistance that will cover the penalties of some 100 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Jordan. Said… Read more
PHL Gov’t Keeps OFW Ban in 6 Countries
The government is retaining the ban on the deployment of Filipino workers to Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Nigeria, and Somalia, mainly because of the unstable and volatile security situation in… Read more
Deployment Ban to Lebanon, Other Countries May be Lifted Soon
The deployment ban imposed by the Philippine government in certain countries may soon be lifted once bilateral agreements are forged with receiving countries where overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are temporarily… Read more
RP Embassy in Jordan Warns vs Travel to Aqaba
The Philippine Embassy in Jordan has issued a warning for Filipinos against traveling to the city of Aqaba in Jordan due to reported threats of terrorist attacks in the area…. Read more
Thousands of OFWs Defy Househelp Ban in Jordan
Thousands of Filipino domestic helpers are still getting jobs in Jordan despite a two-year-old deployment ban there for such occupation, a Philippine Embassy official said. Welfare officer Carmelita Mag-uyon of… Read more
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