CONTROVERSY over the treatment of overseas Filipino workers in Middle Eastern countries figured again prominently in news headlines the past few days.

The latest episode in this seemingly never-ending drama involved the rescue of allegedly abused OFWs by Philippine embassy officials in Kuwait, which the Gulf state found to be a violation of its sovereignty, leading to fractured bilateral ties and an uncertain Philippine labor policy.

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