THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has joined hands with private recruitment agencies to curb rampant abuses committed against Filipino household service workers or domestic helpers abroad, particularly those in high-risk countries.

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd signed over the weekend a memorandum of understanding with the Coalition of Licensed Agencies for Domestic and Service Workers (CLAD) which deploys Filipino workers in at least 18 countries, including Singapore, Bahrain, Brunei, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Macau, Taiwan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Jordan, Lebanon, Japan, Russia and Europe.

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