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(File photo) MANILA - The pandemic did not stop the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) from advancing the rights and welfare of Filipino workers abroad with its strengthened campaign against kafala in 2021 and the continued repatriation of distressed nationals back home. Looking back at DFA's key moments last year, Saudi Arabia was added to its growing list of partners as the latest country to introduce labor reform initiatives, benefiting the thousands of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Kingdom. "In 2021 lalong umigting iyong campaign natin against kafala. Naging partner na natin sa taong ito ang Saudi Arabia (In 2021, our campaign against kafala became stronger. We had Saudi Arabia as our new partner) because of their labor reform initiative and we are very, very blessed and we're very happy that they trust us, the country of origin," Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Sarah Lou Arriola said. "The leadership of the Philippines, of course, is known all over

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