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MANILA, Philippines – More than 10,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Taiwan have lost their jobs after their contracts were not extended due to the diplomatic row spawned by the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman in disputed waters, a lawmaker said Monday.

SINGAPORE – With a policy that neither encourages nor discourages its citizens from working abroad, the Philippines, despite what many view as having a flourishing economy, is likely to remain a vacation country for millions of so-called overseas Filipino workers.

DOHA: There is no ban on Filipina household service workers (HSW) and Qatar is still hiring them, the Ambassador Crescent R Relacion clarified yesterday.

ABU DHABI // Filipinas who plan to work in the UAE as domestic staff face a three-week wait to get an appointment for an orientation seminar in Manila, recruiters say.

FIFTY-TWO recruitment agencies maintained they are not collecting placement fee from Filipino household service workers bound for Hong Kong.

JEDDAH — Filipino household service workers (HSWs) in Saudi Arabia can now enjoy more rights and better protection after the signing of a “historic” agreement between the Kingdom and the Philippines in Jeddah on Sunday.

ABU DHABI // The UAE has contributed significantly to the Philippines’ labour mobility as it is one of the country’s top 10 markets for overseas Filipino workers, Rosalinda Baldoz, the Philippines’ labour secretary said yesterday.

MORE than two years after a Congressional fact-finding committee concluded that Saudi Arabia is a country unfit to receive Filipino domestic workers, the government is still reviewing all labor policies and agreements with regards to the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to the Kingdom.

Amid increasing tensions in the Korean peninsula, Filipino workers continue to seek jobs in Seoul, South Korea’s capital, but the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said there are no takers for female workers so far. POEA Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac said on Monday that the government has temporarily stopped accepting female workers for registration for…

Political and economic alliance Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) of the Middle East is mulling over creating a unified recruitment system for domestic workers.

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines and Saudi Arabia reached a final agreement on rules and regulations for the recruitment of Filipino domestic workers in the kingdom, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Tuesday, March 19.

Country focusing on sending skilled manpower in hospitality, wellness sector Salaries of Filipino household service workers are likely to shoot up as UAE residents will have to compete to hire one.

Manila, Nov. 14 (CNA) A Philippine labor official said Wednesday his country may stop allowing people to work as domestic helpers in Taiwan, following disagreements on who should cover payments required for the workers.

MANILA, Oct 24, (AFP): The Philippines announced on Wednesday it had lifted a five-year-old ban on its nationals working in Jordan that was imposed amid concerns over poor labour conditions.

(Updated 8:25 p.m.) Filipino tourists can now work in New Zealand for up to a year following an agreement signed by the two countries on Tuesday, the second day of President Benigno Aquino III’s two-day visit there.

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) will soon conduct mandatory Pre-Departure Orientation Seminar (PDOS) for Saudi-bound household service workers (HSWs).

MANILA, Philippines – Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are apprehensive over reports that the government of the United Arab Emirates will soon restrict the entry of non-professional foreign workers, including OFWs.

On Thursday last week in Kuala Lumpur, I opened the newspaper and, lo and behold, saw the banner of Malaysia’s Star (“The people’s paper”): “Bye, Bye, Filipinas.” The report opens thus: “With the Philippine Government’s plan to phase out the sending of citizens overseas to work [as domestic helpers], it’s as good as saying goodbye…

What drives people to migrate to other countries? What makes a Filipino want to pull up stakes in his homeland and transport his whole family or his own future to a new life in another country? What overriding consideration makes him decide to seek a temporary job abroad as an OFW (overseas Filipino worker)?

More Filipino workers are expected to land jobs in New Zealand following the successful holding of the 1st Philippines-New Zealand Senior Labor Officials Meeting in Manila recently.

MANILA, Philippines – Thousands of jobs await Filipino fishermen in Taiwan, job recruitment industry officials reported yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines will no longer deploy overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to 15 countries considered as unsafe. Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) chief Hans Cacdac said the POEA governing board has approved a resolution restricting deployment to 15 countries found not compliant with the requirements of the amended Migrant Workers Act starting July…

Manila, Philippines – Filipino workers might be deployed to Iraq and Libya soon. In a statement, Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said yesterday the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) might amend the previous non-certification of the two countries.

ABHA — Negotiations between the Saudi Ministry of Labor and its counterpart in the Philippines to lift the months-long recruitment ban of domestic helpers have reached a deadlock due to new requirements from the Philippines.

MANILA, Philippines – The government has allowed the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to 188 countries that complied with Republic Act 10022 or the amended Migrant Workers Act.

Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz warned anew Filipino jobseekers from applying for work in Syria owing to the present ban on the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) to that country due to continuing conflict.

The Philippines on Monday signed a partnership with the United States to protect the rights and interest of Filipino workers overseas. The partnership was signed between the US Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and the Philippine ambassador to Washington.

Manila, Philippines – The Philippines has conveyed to the Iraqi government its commitment to assist in the manpower requirements of Iraq amid a massive reconstruction effort, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday. Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario reiterated on Thursday the Philippines’ commitment during a bilateral meeting with visiting Iraqi Foreign Minister…

DOHA: There is increasing demand for Filipina maids in Qatar despite the talk of Manila thinking of imposing a ban on sending domestic workers to GCC countries.

MANILA, Philippines – The deployment of household service workers or domestic workers continues to soar each year as the demand for Filipino maids remains unabated, especially in the Middle East.