The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration or POEA has issued a resolution imposing a total deployment ban of OFWs to Afghanistan.
In a board resolution, the POEA noted that the deployment ban was imposed to ensure the welfare and protection of OFWs.
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The Department of Foreign Affairs also placed Afghanistan under alert level 4.
“Alert level entails imposition of an absolute ban on deployment, which includes returning workers due to large scale internal conflict,” POEA said in a statement.
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The agency said that they are extending assistance in the repatriation of Filipino workers. (TDT)
