A yet-unpublished photo of the recent historic signing of the Memorandum of
Understanding on Labor Cooperation between the UAE and Philippine governments in Abu
Dhabi.
In photo is Minister of Human Resources and Emiratization (MOHRE) HE Saqr Ghobash
(right) and Philippine Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III. Looking on are other top officials
from both parties, including Ambassador Constancio R. Vingno, Jr. (fifth from left).
Reached following a series of consultations, the agreement provides measures facilitating the
procedures of accepting and bringing domestic help workers to the UAE to ensure the
transparency of the contract between the parties to the labor relationship and their conformity
with the relevant legislation in force in the two friendly countries.
The signing was held on Sept. 12, 2017.
(Photo obtained from Labor Attaché Ophelia Almenario, second from left in the picture,
with permission.)
