The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is offering help to search out employment for abroad Filipino employees (OFWs) affected by the visa suspension in Kuwait.
The DMW additionally handed out P30,000 to every OFW impacted by the coverage to assist them begin anew, in response to JP Soriano’s “24 Oras” report on Thursday.
“Nagresign ako sa work ko dahil sa akala namin na makakaalis na kami, and then, hindi naman namin inexpect then wala din naman kami masisi kasi hindi naman kasalanan ng gobyerno natin,” Roy, an OFW, mentioned.
(I resigned from my job as a result of we thought we might depart, after which, we did not count on this, however we can’t complain about it as a result of it wasn’t our authorities’s fault.)
Earlier, officers of the Department of Foreign Affairs and the DMW went to Kuwait to clarify that the presence of shelters for distressed OFWs is authorized.
Talks are additionally ongoing for the lifting of the visa suspension.
Several affected OFWs are hopeful the talks between Kuwait and Philippine officers will bear fruit.
“Hanggat hindi nag e-expire yung visa namin hindi naman kami nawawalan ng pag-asa na makaalis,” one other OFW mentioned.
(As lengthy as our visa doesn’t expire, we don’t lose hope that we can depart.)
“Inaasahan po namin as OFW na maging ok po yung pagitan ng dalawang bansa po,” one other OFW mentioned.
(As OFWs, we hope that the connection between the 2 international locations can be okay.)
“Sa ngayon kasi wala nga tayong kasiguruhan ano kung kailan matatapos yung suspension,” DMW undersecretary Hans Leo Cacdac mentioned.
(Right now, we’re not certain when the suspension will finish.)
However, some OFWs mentioned that they’ll now not wait.
“Mag-apply na lang ako sa iba kasi kung kasi mag wa-wait ka pa ng ano, may pamilya din kasi ako ang hirap ng wala lang kinikita,” one other OFW mentioned.
(I’ll simply apply to someplace else as a result of if you are going to look forward to it, I even have a household, it is very troublesome in case you are not incomes something.)
“Maaari pong kaparehong trabaho kung hindi man kaparehong-kapareho ay equal or similar na job category,” DMW assistant secretary Kiko de Guzman mentioned.
(It may be the identical job, or one thing in the identical class.)—Richa Noriega/LDF, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
