DISTRESSED OFWS. Distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Kuwait are assisted by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay City on Tuesday (Jan. 17, 2023). The House of Representatives is urging the Philippine government to immediately ratify International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention No. 190, otherwise known as Violence and Harassment Convention, to better protect OFWs from any form of violence and harassment in their host countries. (Photo courtesy of DMW) MANILA - The House of Representatives on Wednesday adopted a resolution calling for the immediate ratification of International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention No. 190 which recognizes the right of everyone to a violent-free workplace, including gender-based violence and harassment. House Resolution No. 650 noted that the Philippines, as a matter of policy, does not condone any form of workplace violence and harassment as shown by existing laws on protection, preve