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"Cover-up" in OFW"s slay prompted Kuwait ban: Labor chief @ 2020-01-17T04: Back Hot News
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METRO MANILA (CNN PHILIPPINES, JANUARY 15)— THE PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT ADMINISTRATION (POEA) HAS APPROVED THE TOTAL BAN ON THE DEPLOYMENT OF WORKERS TO KUWAIT.
KUWAIT CITY, JAN 14: THE ISSUE OF FILIPINO WORKERS HAS COME TO THE FORE AGAIN AFTER THE DECISION OF THE PHILIPPINES TO BAN THE DEPLOYMENT OF DOMESTIC WORKERS TO KUWAIT DUE TO THE DEATH OF JEANELYN PADERNAL VILLAVENDE.
FURTHERMORE, LABOR SECRETARY SILVESTRE BELLO III HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE FATE OF THE GOVERNMENT』S POLICY ON DEPLOYING WORKERS TO KUWAIT HANGS IN THE BALANCE, DEPENDING ON THE RESULTS OF VILLAVENDE』S AUTOPSY. 「A TOTAL DEPLOYMENT BAN FOR WORKERS TO KUWAIT WILL BE ENFORCED ONCE THE AUTOPSY PROVES THAT VILLAVENDE WAS GRAVELY BEATEN TO DEATH,」 BELLO STRESSED. THE GOVERNMENT HAS IMPOSED A PARTIAL DEPLOYMENT BAN ON WORKERS TO KUWAIT FOLLOWING VILLAVENDE』S MURDER. BEFORE MAKING THE ANNOUNCEMENT, BELLO HAD A BRIEFING WITH THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (NBI) TEAM WHO CONDUCTED AN AUTOPSY ON VILLAVENDE』S BODY. THE BUREAU HAS YET TO REVEAL RESULTS OF THE AUTOPSY.
「NOW THIS IS ANOTHER POSSIBILITY, A DEPLOYMENT BAN IN KUWAIT IS NOT REMOTE UNLESS THEY CAN SHOW US THAT THEY CAN GIVE JUSTICE TO JEANELYN. I』M READY TO DO THAT (DEPLOYMENT BAN),」 HE ADDED, SAYING THE COUNTRY』S LABOR ATTACHE IN KUWAIT WAS MONITORING THE INVESTIGATION OF THE VILLAVENDE CASE. 「MY INSTRUCTION IS VERY CLEAR — WE HAVE TO KNOW THE IMMEDIATE CAUSE OF THE DEATH OF JEANELYN.」
BUT THE TRADE UNION CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES ON TUESDAY URGED A TOTAL BAN ON HSW DEPLOYMENT IN KUWAIT, CITING GOVERNMENT DATA THAT SHOWED THAT IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS, SOME 200 DOMESTIC WORKERS HAVE DIED IN KUWAIT, SOME OF WHOSE CAUSE OF DEATH REMAINS UNKNOWN OR WAS LISTED AS SUICIDE.
「IT IS HIGH TIME TOSTOP THESE OCCURRENCES FROM HAPPENING AGAIN,」 THE SENATOR STRESSED AS HEAFFIRMED SUPPORT FOR A SNOWBALLING CLAMOR TO ENFORCE A TOTAL BAN ON THEDEPLOYMENT OF FILIPINO HOUSEHOLD SERVICE WORKERS (HSWS) TO KUWAIT AMID FINDINGSTHE OFWS 「ARE THE MOST VULNERABLE AMONG WORKERS DEPLOYED IN THE AREA.」
ON FEB. 12, 2018, THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT IMPOSED A TOTAL DEPLOYMENT BAN ON THE SENDING OF OFWS TO KUWAIT DUE TO THE SERIES OF REPORTS OF ABUSE AND DEATHS OF OFWS IN THE HOST COUNTRY, INCLUDING THE DEATH OF JOANNA DANIELA DEMAFELIS.
WHEN THERE IS A WORLD TO CONSIDER, WHY SHOULD WE CONTINUE SENDING OUR WORKERS TO A STATE THAT CANNOT KEEP THEM SAFE? WE AGREE WITH SECRETARY BELLO THAT WE SHOULD IMPOSE A TOTAL AND PERMANENT BAN TO DEPLOYMENT TO KUWAIT—AND SAY GOOD RIDDANCE TO ABUSIVE EMPLOYERS.
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — REMITTANCES FROM OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFWS) ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN STABLE DESPITE THE POSSIBILITY OF A TOTAL DEPLOYMENT BAN TO KUWAIT, ACCORDING TO THE BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS (BSP).
「THIS SHOULD SERVE AS A CLEAR MESSAGE TO KUWAITI AUTHORITIES. THE PARTIAL BAN MAY RIPEN INTO TOTAL DEPLOYMENT BAN IF JUSTICE FOR JEANELYN VILLAVENDE IS NOT MET,」 HE SAID.
「HINIHINTAY NA LANG ANG MGA PIPIRMA. PERO APRUBADO NA YUNG RESOLUTION. THE DEPLOYMENT BAN IS A RESULT OF THE INSTANCES OF ABUSES AND MALTREATMENT OF OUR OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFWS) THERE FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, STARTING WITH JOANNA DEMAFELIS HANGGANG DITO NGA KAY JENEALYN VILLAVENDE. HINDI CONVINCING YUNG PINADALA NG KUWAITI GOVERNMENT NA AUTOPSY REPORT, MUKHANG MAY ATTEMPT TO COVER UP,」 THE SOURCE TOLD PEOPLE』S JOURNAL.
“I’M SENDING OWWA ADMINISTRATOR HANS CACDAC TO SAUDI AND KUWAIT, ADMIN OLALIA TO LEBANON AND USEC (CLARO) ARELLANO TO THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. THE PURPOSE IS FOR THEM TO ALREADY INFORM OFWS IN THOSE AREAS ABOUT THE TENSE SITUATION,” HE SAID.

 

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