Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Nine of 26 Filipino workers accused of theft by their company in Saudi Arabia have returned to the Philippines.

According to Nasser Mustafa, the Labor Attaché of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO), a total of 26 Filipinos were stranded in Saudi Arabia after their employer accused them of theft and they were not paid their salaries. Details of the alleged theft were not given, GMA News reported.

Mustafa said POLO extended assistance to the workers, including food and personal needs. He added that the workers had not received their salaries for two years and were kicked out of their accommodation. The workers sought shelter at POLO.

Nine have been sent home after receiving approval from the Saudi Labor Office. “We are working with the Saudi government to bring home the rest of the workers as soon as possible,” Mustafa said.

Mustafa said 13 were waiting for visas to be issued, while four had decided to stay in Saudi Arabia to continue their legal battle against their employer.

Join the Conversation

1165 Comments

  1. Great web site. Plenty of useful information here. I am sending it to a few pals ans additionally sharing in delicious. And naturally, thank you to your effort!

  2. Oh my goodness! an incredible article dude. Thank you However I’m experiencing concern with ur rss . Don’t know why Unable to subscribe to it. Is there anybody getting an identical rss downside? Anyone who is aware of kindly respond. Thnkx

  4. An interesting discussion is worth comment. I feel that you should write more on this matter, it might not be a taboo topic however generally people are not sufficient to talk on such topics. To the next. Cheers

  5. certainly like your website however you need to test the spelling on quite a few of your posts. Several of them are rife with spelling problems and I in finding it very bothersome to tell the reality then again I’ll certainly come back again.

  8. Hiya, I am really glad I’ve found this information. Nowadays bloggers publish only about gossips and internet and this is really annoying. A good website with interesting content, that’s what I need. Thanks for keeping this web site, I will be visiting it. Do you do newsletters? Can’t find it.

  13. Hello, you used to write fantastic, but the last several posts have been kinda boring?K I miss your tremendous writings. Past few posts are just a little bit out of track! come on!

  15. Having read this I thought it was very informative. I appreciate you taking the time and effort to put this article together. I once again find myself spending way to much time both reading and commenting. But so what, it was still worth it!

  16. Please let me know if you’re looking for a article writer for your blog. You have some really good posts and I think I would be a good asset. If you ever want to take some of the load off, I’d love to write some content for your blog in exchange for a link back to mine. Please send me an e-mail if interested. Many thanks!

  17. I found your weblog website on google and check a number of of your early posts. Proceed to keep up the superb operate. I just additional up your RSS feed to my MSN News Reader. Searching for ahead to studying extra from you later on!…

  18. hello!,I really like your writing so much! proportion we communicate extra about your post on AOL? I need a specialist on this house to solve my problem. Maybe that is you! Looking ahead to peer you.

  19. I have been absent for some time, but now I remember why I used to love this web site. Thanks, I?¦ll try and check back more often. How frequently you update your web site?

  20. I like what you guys are up too. Such intelligent work and reporting! Keep up the superb works guys I¦ve incorporated you guys to my blogroll. I think it’ll improve the value of my site 🙂