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Duterte Wants All Filipinos Out of Kuwait
President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Saturday said he wanted all Filipino workers out of Kuwait and back home, noting that he could no longer take the abuses against them in the Gulf state.
Duterte bared this in a speech before the Filipino…
Employer Fails to Pay Wage of Sick Filipina Helper in Kuwait After 14 Years
After serving her employer in Kuwait for the past 14 years, a Filipina domestic worker who wanted to go home was forced to leave the house without receiving her compensation.
In a video shared on YouTube, the OFW named Corazon, a native of…
Kuwaiti Court Issues Death Sentence to Couple For Death of Joanna Demafelis
A court in Kuwait on Sunday sentenced in absentia a Lebanese man and his Syrian wife to death by hanging over the death of a Filipina maid earlier this year.
The court issued the sentence in the first hearing in the case of Joanna…
Lebanese Employer Could Face Death Penalty For Murder of Joanna Demafelis
The Lebanese employer of Filipina Joanna Demafelis is facing a possible death sentence as his trial opens Tuesday for a murder charge, Lebanese National News Agency reported.
Nader Essam Assaf, 40, allegedly confessed to the murder of…
OWWA Cash Aid to Kuwait OFWs Affected By Deployment Ban
Taking into consideration the extended period of deployment ban to Kuwait imposed by the Philippine government, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration is set to give cash assistance to affected overseas Filipino workers in the Gulf…
PHL Embassy Presses Charges Vs Battered Filipina’s Boss in Kuwait
The Philippine embassy in Kuwait has initiated a legal action against an employer of a Filipina domestic worker who became a victim of inhumane treatment by the employer's family, Kuwait Times reported.
The Filipina, photos of whom showed…
Foreigners Suffering From Cancer, Diabetes, Other Diseases Not Eligible Obtain Kuwait Residence
A total of 22 ailments will make foreigners ineligible to apply for permanent residence in Kuwait, Arab Times said, quoting Al-Watan e-newspaper.
Kuwait's Ministry of Health released a list of the 22 diseases that will make people lose…
Filipina Helper Cleaning Window Without Safety Gear in Kuwait Caught on Video
A video of a Filipina household service worker cleaning the second-floor window from the outside of a Kuwait apartment without safety gear was obtained by an Australian based in the country.
In a report by GMA News, George Raphael, who…
Kuwait Agrees to PHL Conditions On OFW Welfare
Kuwait has agreed to the conditions set by the Philippine government in exchange of lifting the total ban on deployment of first-time Filipino workers to the Middle Eastern state.
According to a report by GMA News's "Unang Balita", Labor…
Lebanese Employer of Filipina Found in Freezer Arrested
A Lebanese employer of a Filipino domestic worker, whose body was found in a freezer in an apartment in Kuwait, has been arrested, officials in the Philippines said.
Nader Essam Assaf, a Lebanese national, is in custody in Lebanon,…
