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Duterte approves total deployment ban to Kuwait @ 2020-01-20T08: Back Hot News
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THIS YEAR』S DEPLOYMENT BAN TO KUWAIT COVERS HOUSEHOLD SERVICE WORKERS, SEMI-SKILLED WORKERS, SKILLED WORKERS AND PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING CREW CHANGES AND SHORE LEAVES OF FILIPINO SEAFARERS.HOWEVER, OFWS WHO WERE ABLE TO SECURE THEIR OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT CERTIFICATE BEFORE JAN. 15 CAN STILL FLY TO KUWAIT.
THE PHILIPPINES PROTESTED TO KUWAIT IN FEBRUARY 2018 THE ABUSES AND MALTREATMENT, LABOR VIOLATIONS AND THE FAILURE OF KUWAITI AUTHORITIES TO PROVIDE PROTECTION TO FILIPINO NATIONALS. THE NOTE VERBALE WAS SENT TO KUWAITI AMBASSADOR SALEH AHMAD ALTHWAIK.
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — SINCE THE KUWAIT GOVERNMENT HAS ACTED SWIFTLY TO ARREST THE PERPETRATORS, PRESIDENT DUTERTE SAID THAT JUSTICE HAS STARTED TO WORK IN FAVOR OF FILIPINO MIGRANT WORKER JEANELYN VILLAVENDE WHOSE EMPLOYERS HAVE BEEN PLACED BEHIND BARS FOR HER DEATH IN KUWAIT LAST DECEMBER.
“WE NEED TO ACT NOW AND RIGHTLY SO, TOTAL DEPLOYMENT BAN OF OFW TO KUWAIT AND WE HOPE TO OTHER COUNTRIES THAT DO NOT RESPECT THE DIGNITY OF OUR WORKERS.” HE SAID.
「HE (KUWAITI AMBASSADOR) ASKED ME UNTIL MONDAY FOR THE CHARGE TO BE FILED. I TOLD THE AMBASSADOR THAT THE MOMENT THE CHARGE IS FILED, THEN I CAN LIFT THE PARTIAL DEPLOYMENT BAN,」 LABOR SECRETARY SILVESTRE BELLO III TOLD CNN PHILIPPINES』 SOURCE, QUOTING HIS RECENT CONVERSATION WITH KUWAIT AMBASSADOR TO THE PHILIPPINES MUSAED SALEH AHMAD ALTHWAIKH.
"THE BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION (BI) ANNOUNCED THAT IT HAS STARTED IMPLEMENTING THE GOVERNMENT BAN ON THE DEPLOYMENT OF NEWLY-HIRED DOMESTIC WORKERS TO KUWAIT," GRIFTON MEDINA, ACTING BI PORT OPERATIONS DIVISION CHIEF, SAID IN A STATEMENT.
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.
「POEA PROPOSES A TOTAL DEPLOYMENT BAN TO KUWAIT AFTER THE PRESIDENT SAID 『NO』 TO MEDIA BECAUSE HE IS SATISFIED THAT KUWAITI AUTHORITIES ACTED SWIFTLY ARRESTING, DETAINING AND ARRAIGNING THE MURDERERS,」 MR. LOCSIN SAID IN A SOCIAL MEDIA POST WEDNESDAY.
「A TOTAL DEPLOYMENT BAN FOR WORKERS TO KUWAIT WILL BE ENFORCED ONCE THE AUTOPSY PROVES THAT VILLAVENDE WAS GRAVELY BEATEN TO DEATH,」 BELLO STRESSED.
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.
“IF WE CAN NO LONGER PROTECT OUT PEOPLE, AND WE’LL CONTINUE TO HAVE A JOANNA DEMAFELIS AND JEANALYN VILLAVENDE, CONSTANCIA DAYAG AND THE LIKES, I THINK WE CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE A SINGLE LIFE. I-FINAL AT MAGING PERMANENT ITONG DEPLOYMENT BAN (THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD MAKE FINAL AND PERMANENT THIS TOTAL DEPLOYMENT BAN IN KUWAIT),” HE SAID, REFERRING TO THE FILIPINA WORKERS EARLIER SLAIN IN KUWAIT.
「THE AUTOPSY RESULTS FROM KUWAIT AND THE NBI ARE ESSENTIALLY THE SAME. THEY HAVE THE SAME CAUSE OF DEATH — VILLAVENDE WAS MAULED TO DEATH. IT IS JUST THAT THE NBI CAME OUT WITH OTHER FINDINGS THAT WERE NOT SEEN IN THE KUWAITI REPORT. BUT THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS THE SAME DUE TO TRAUMA, DUE TO INFLICTION OF INJURIES TO THE BODY,」 GUEVARRA SAID.
ANG TOTAL BAN AY INISYU NG POEA BASE SA REKOMENDASYON NI LABOR SECRETARY SILVESTRE BELLO III, KASUNOD NANG KALUNUS-LUNOS NA PAGPATAY SA 26-ANYOS NA DOMESTIC HELPER NA SI JEANELYN VILLAVENDE. BINUGBOG HANGGANG SA MAPATAY SI JEANELYN NG KANYANG AMO NOONG DISYEMBRE 26. SA MEDICO LEGAL REPORT, NAKITA ANG PAGKABASAG NG BUNGO NI JEANELYN. ANG MAS NAKAKAHILAKBOT, NAKITA RIN ANG PALATANDAAN NA ITO AY GINAHASA. ANG NAKAGAGALIT PA, HINDI LUMABAS SA REPORT NG KUWAIT MEDICO LEGAL NA GINAHASA SI JEANELYN. ITINAGO PA NG KUWAIT ANG TOTOONG NANGYARI. ITO ANG DAHILAN KAYA TULUYAN NANG ITINIGIL ANG PAGPAPADALA NG MGA MANGGAGAWA SA KUWAIT.
(MENAFN - KUWAIT NEWS AGENCY (KUNA)) KUWAIT, JAN 16 (KUNA) -- KUWAITI ASSISTANT FOREIGN MINISTER FOR CONSULAR AFFAIRS AMBASSADOR SAMIE AL-HAMAD ON THURSDAY VOICED KUWAIT"S DISMAY AT A PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT DECISION TO IMPOSE A TOTAL BAN ON THE DEPLOYMENT OF WORKERS TO KUWAIT.
OFWS WILL NO LONGER BE DEPLOYED TO KUWAIT AFTER THE PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT ADMINISTRATION BOARD APPROVED A TOTAL DEPLOYMENT BAN. THE DECISION WAS REACHED DUE TO KUWAIT’S ALLEGED LAPSES IN HANDLING THE CASE OF OFW JEANELYN VILLAVENDE WHO WAS KILLED LAST MONTH BY HER EMPLOYERS. (GENALYN KABILING)

 

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