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Published May 2, 2021, 4:38 PM Following the resumption of the deployment of household service workers (HSWs) to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Philippine Ambassador to Abu Dhabi Hyayceelyn Quintana expressed optimism that both countries will remain vigilant in ensuring the protection of Filipino workers and promoting their rights. Philippine Ambassador to UAE Hyayceelyn Quintana (2nd from right) visits the Tadbeer Center in Abu Dhabi. (Philippine Embassy/DFA) Quintana made this statement last week as she visited the Tadbeer Center in the UAE capital, the agency task by the Emirati government to handle the recruitment and protection of all household workers in the cosmopolitan Middle Eastern country. ....
Bishop Ruperto Santos (CBCP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “Let us hail this labor accord between our country and with UAE as it brings comfort and hope in this uncertain and unprecedented time of COVID-19,” Balanga Bishop Ruperto Santos, vice chairman of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines Episcopal Commission on Migrants and Itinerant People, said in an interview Thursday, March 4. He added that such proper coordination and mutual cooperation will “guarantee protection of our household service workers (HSWs) and promotion of their rights.” With the expected resumption of deployment to the UAE, Santos said, Filipinos can once again show their honesty, being hardworking and helpful. He assured overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) of prayers. ....
Pact between UAE, Philippines on Filipino workers a ‘historic model’ 04 Mar 2021 Mariecar Jara-Puyod, Senior Reporter A migrant specialist in the Gulf since 2010 has welcomed and hailed the commitment and dedication of the UAE and Philippine governments in addressing concerns surrounding household service workers (HSWs), resulting in the implementation of a progressive bilateral labour agreement whereby Filipino domestic workers would be re-deployed to the UAE beginning April 1. Implying that this progressive bilateral labour agreement is a historic model, Rights Corridor managing director/International Labour Organisation-Migration Advisory Group Regional Office (Beirut) member Froilan Malit Jr. was hopeful this would “in the future” be embraced and carried out “for other domestic workers within their own legal systems in the UAE.” ....
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