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Change in Philippines Government rule implemented with effect from July 14

Dubai: Domestic workers, employers and advocates of migrant workers’ rights have hailed the recent agreement by the UAE and Philippines on household service workers (HSWs) and called it a landmark pact in ensuring workers’ welfare. The UAE Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE) and Philippine Department of Labour and Employment (DOLE) announced on Tuesday the official deployment of domestic workers from the Philippines to the UAE — which stopped in 2014 — will resume next...

The deployment of HSWs to the UAE has been suspended since 2014. (File photo: Wael Hneini/Unsplash) MANILA – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Tuesday announced that the deployment of household service workers (HSWs) to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will resume at the end of the month. In a press statement, Labor Undersecretary Claro Arellano, head of the Philippine delegation, said the sending of Filipino workers to the Arab country will resume on March 31 which was agreed u...

Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Sec. Silvestre Bello III has called the new labor agreement between the Philippines and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) a "milestone". Secretary Silvestre Bello III For one thing, it will finally lift the suspension on the formal deployment of Filipino

UAE, Philippines lift ban on recruiting domestic workers Team KT/Dubai File photo A new unified contract ensures the well-being of Filipino household service workers. The Philippines will resume the deployment of household service workers to the UAE starting March 31, it was announced on Tuesday. The decision was taken after delegations from the UAE and the Philippines have come to an agreement during a two-day committee meeting held in Manila from Monday to Tuesday. The UAE delegation was head...