Manila will verify contracts for the first time since 2014
Earlier in March, the country s labour ministry said it would close all of the privately-run recruitment agencies that hire and supply domestic workers to tackle abuse in the industry. Instead, government-run centres will handle all applications and hiring for families. Pawan Singh / The National
Officials said there would be an exception for agencies based in the country s economic freezones, which have their own rules and regulators. It was not clear if there are many maid agencies based there, nor whether those facing closure could move to a freezone. Pawan Singh / The National
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 upon during a two-day Joint Committee Meeting in Manila from Monday to Tuesday.
Arellano said the measure will now be covered by a Unified Employment Contract (UEC) that provides stringent measures to protect Filipino HSWs pursuant to the directives of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.
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
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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 headed by Saif Ahmed Alsuwaidi, undersecretary of the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (Mohre), while the Philippine representation was led by Labour Undersecretary Claro Arellano.
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