Pinoy OFW

For serving a Saudi family for just eight months, a Filipina domestic worker has already been rewarded with gifts worth hundreds of thousands of pesos plus half a million pesos in cash to help rebuild her home in Bulacan and for her…

According to Fedex Cross Border, the following items are prohibited from being included in shipment destined to Saudi Arabia. All shipments containing jewelry including, but not limited to, gold, silver, platinum, pearls, stones and…

Mr. Fernando Castro, a beneficiary of the Balik Pinas! Balik Hanapbuhay! Program visited the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Regional Welfare Office – National Capital Region (OWWA RWO – NCR) to show with pride his new business and…

One of the common tasks domestic workers handle is to care for her employer's young children. This task extends beyond the house as occasionally sponsors go out for shopping or dining, bringing their kids with them. They bring their…

Employers who violate a provision under the Saudi Labor Law regarding the prescribed holidays of its employers are now subject to fines of SAR10,000, according to a report by Saudi Gazette. The penalty is one of the new inclusions under…

Starting next Hijri year or Islamic calendar, 12 activities and occupations will only be restricted to Saudi nationals, according to Saudi Gazette, citing Minister of Labor and Social Development Dr. Ali Al-Ghafees. In a ministerial…

Starting March 18, only Saudi nationals will be allowed to work in car rental companies, according to spokesman of the Ministry of Labor and Social Development Khaled Aba Al-Khail. Joint inspection teams, he said, will monitor car rental…

Jeddah Criminal Court in Saudi Arabia affirmed an earlier verdict sentencing two Filipinos for the death of three fellow Filipinos in April 2006. Four other Filipinos involved in the crime were sentenced 15 years in prison plus 1,500…

Domestic workers in Saudi Arabia, composed of housemaids, gardeners, drivers and the like, will not get prepaid payroll or salary cards to ensure their wages are paid and on time. The move was initiated by the Ministry of Labor and Social…

A number of Asian nurses who allegedly presented counterfeit certificates to pad their work experience were detained or were barred from leaving pending investigation in Saudi Arabia. According to Saudi Gazette, the forgery was uncoveredby…