An international human rights group has called on the Philippine government to demand stronger protection for Filipino workers in the Middle East.
On Friday, the New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a statement that banning Filipino workers from being deployed to Kuwait would not bring an end to maids being abused in the country.
The statement came after the Philippine government imposed a ban on Filipino workers being sent to Kuwait due to multiple deaths that are now being investigated, plus high rates of physical and sexual abuse in recent years.
“Such a ban would likely do more harm than good, forcing workers to take greater risks to seek overseas employment while cutting off a critical source of income for families in the Philippines,” HRW said.
The group said people desperate to work would still migrate to small state at the top of the Persian Gulf – population 4.2 million – but go via unsafe and unregulated channels, which would expose them to more abuse and trafficking.
Instead of a ban, the HRW advised Manila to demand stronger protection for its migrant workers.
“They should advocate for an end to the abusive kafala (visa sponsorship) system, which ties migrant workers to their employers and prohibits them from leaving or changing jobs without their employer’s permission,” it said.
“They should also call for better enforcement of labor protections and improved cooperation from Middle East governments to work with the Philippines embassy to help rescue workers in distress and conduct investigations into worker deaths,” it said.
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Kahit anong agreenent between Phil. Govt and Kuwait Govt. Hindi naman tunutupad yan dito sa Kuwait. Example lang ang sa Kontrata pirma lang ang mga Employer lalo na sa mga Household workers 24/7 ang trabaho hindi pinapayagan lumabas kahit once a month lang hindi makahawak ng Civil ID at passport. Almost 80% ng mga employer dito wala awa sa mga Katulong. At saka ang mga.mukhang Pera na mga Agency sa Pinas at counterpart na Agency dito sa Kuwait parusahan din cla kung may mangyari sa mga aplikante nila dito hindi ka nga makareklamo sa pesteng Agency magagalit pa cla pagmagreklamo sa kanila.
Itong international human rights group kung makakomento laang.. bakit mas marunong pa kayo sa presidente namin!? Ano nga ba ang aasahan sa mga bugok na liberals?
Bakit wla ka po bang malasakit sa kapwa mo pinoy…..?Hindi dapat sarili lng natin Ang iniisip….bigyang pansin namn po Ang ibang tao….