The Department of Migrant Workers said that there is no deployment ban for Filipino workers to Israel.
DMW officer-in-charge Hans Leo Cacdac made the statement during a joint briefing with the Department of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday.
“Technically wala pa tayong deployment ban sa ngayon,” he said.
“We are in close coordination with the Israeli counterpart and at the proper time deployment will resume, especially for what we call G-to-G (government-to-government) hotel workers for Israel,” Cacdac added.
Cacdac said that around 1,800 hotel workers are being deployed to Israel every year.
“With respect for a deployment ban in general, we’re looking toward Usec. Ed (de Vega) and the DFA because we know that the deployment ban framework is anchored on the alert level system, alert level set by the Department of Foreign Affairs and this is in accordance with the law,” Cacdac added.
“But again, the situation we are in is that we have a government-to-government hiring arrangement with our Israeli counterparts. So, it’s a two-way street. We have to be well coordinated with our Israeli labor and immigration counterparts before we even proceed, kahit na walang [even if there is no] ban,” he added.
