The Philippine government will lift its deployment ban on Overseas Filipino Workers to Saudi Arabia on November 7 after finishing bilateral discussions, Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan Ople said Tuesday.
Ople and other DMW officials reached an agreement with Saudi Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Ahmad Bin Sulaiman Al-Rajhi, under which both countries would undertake measures “to facilitate the decent and productive employment of OFWs and ensure the protection of their rights.”
She said the date was chosen so the DMW would have time to prepare for its meetings with Philippine recruitment agencies, strengthen its coordination with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in ensuring the deployment of fully trained domestic workers, and complete their automation process.