THE Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) is taking advantage of a 90-day  general amnesty given by the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to all undocumented and overstaying migrant  workers for humanitarian reasons  by repatriating at least 5,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

A DoLE team of senior officials has been created by Labor and Employment Silvestre Bello 3rd to fly to Saudi Arabia to facilitate the repatriation process to bring home the distressed OFWs, who, according to the group Migrante International, number  more than 5,000.

Premium + Digital Edition

Ad-free access


P 80 per month
(billed annually at P 960)
  • Unlimited ad-free access to website articles
  • Limited offer: Subscribe today and get digital edition access for free (accessible with up to 3 devices)

TRY FREE FOR 14 DAYS
See details
See details