The Department of Migrant Workers (DOMW) Secretary Abdullah Mama-o wanted to get right to work when it comes to tackling issues impacting overseas Filipino employees, even if the country’s labor minister believes the agency is not completely operational yet.
He was formally welcomed to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, where he will assume command of the newly constituted migrant workers department.
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He went on to say that for Filipinos, labor migration is a need. Mama-o intends to expand his workforce in nations such as Turkey, Europe, and Canada. He also wants to look into the health-care worker deployment cap.
Meanwhile, Mama-o intends to handle the unpaid pay of 11,000 OFWS who have been deported to Saudi Arabia since 2016.
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For years, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has been in talks with the Saudi government.
To recall, President Duterte assigned Mama-o as the first secretary of the newly created Department of Migrant Workers on March 9.