Published June 7, 2021 11:16am Overseas Filipino workers headed to Singapore are not required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before they are allowed entry, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. According to Labor Attaché in Singapore Saul De Vries, the Singaporean government is currently implementing strict quarantine protocols but vaccination is not included. It is not a condition for OFWs to be inoculated before departing for their jobs. However, the Singapore government require them to undergo a 21-day institutional quarantine and take RT-PCR test thrice, he said in a statement over the weekend. Singapore has also temporarily suspended the entry approval applications of foreign workers from high-risk countries.
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) will lead the establishment of an inter-agency task force that will oversee the streamlining of the processing of blood money claims.
ARTA Director-General Jeremiah Belgica during the meeting with officials from ARTA, the Department of Foreign Affairs-Office of
Who says Philippine labor officials in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) haven't been doing anything against erring recruitment agencies and abusive employers?
Masjid Nabawi, Medina, KSA (Photo by Adli Wahid / Unsplash) The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported Sunday, May 30 that a
MANILA, Philippines Close to a hundred recruitment agencies, companies and employers in Saudi Arabia have been barred from hiring Filipino workers. Labor attaché Fidel Macauyag reported that the 39 recruitment agencies, 18 companies and 40 employers were suspended as part of the Philippine government’s efforts to curb welfare cases among overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). “This is part of our campaign to cleanse the recruitment agencies. We.
The Philippine government continues its move to suspend delinquent foreign recruitment agencies in Saudi Arabia to protect Filipinos seeking employment in the kingdom.