Philippines lifts ban on sending domestic workers to Kuwait

  • Date: 19-Apr-2021
  • Source: Gulf Insider
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:Kuwait
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Philippines lifts ban on sending domestic workers to Kuwait

Over a year since the Philippines imposed a ban on deploying new domestic workers to Kuwait, the Filipino labour attaché, Nasser Mustafa, issued a circular on Sunday announcing that the ban has been lifted.The Philippine Overseas Workers Office (POLO) will begin issuing the disclosure license for the employment offices as of Monday. Then two days after, on Wednesday, they will be allowed to begin to accept requests for renewing job orders.By next Sunday, April 25, the office will begin receiving applications for new domestic workers' employment contracts.Comments Read Next3 days agoQatar: Domestic labour allowed from 7 countries5 days agoPhilippines to lift labor ban on Kuwait2 weeks agoKuwait: 1st batch of Filipino domestic workers expected by Ramadan endMarch 16, 2021UAE announces suspension of hourly maid servicesMarch 3, 2021UAE to restart accepting Filipino household service workersFebruary 22, 2021Expats begin to receive vaccine in KuwaitFebruary 17, 2021Kuwait: Vaccination for expats to start with domestic helpersFebruary 5, 2021Kuwait reduces recruitment fees for domestic workersJanuary 13, 2021Kuwait: Over 300,000 residency permits renewed since pandemicDecember 28, 2020Kuwait: First group of domestic workers leave institutional quarantine