The Philippine Embassy in the UAE has assured the public that rights of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), particularly household service workers (HSWs), are protected in the Gulf state.
Charge d’Affaires Rowena R. Pangilinan-Daquipil of the Philippine Embassy in Abu Dhabi said the Embassy is working with UAE authorities to ensure the safety of the welfare of OFWs there.
Pangilinan-Daquipil underscored the efforts done by both the Philippine and UAE government in addressing the needs of OFWs in the Gulf state particularly the signing of the UAE Law for Domestic Workers and the Philippines-UAE Memorandum of Understanding on Labor Cooperation in 2017.
“With the signing of the UAE Law for Domestic Workers and the Philippines-UAE Memorandum of Understanding on Labor Cooperation in 2017, the Embassy hopes that incidents of abuse, maltreatment, detention, and other complaints by Filipino domestic workers will drop significantly,” the Pangilinan-Daquipil said.
Other efforts include transferring jurisdiction of HSWs from the Ministry of Interior to the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization; allowing Filipino domestic workers rights on dispute resolution; the opening of Tadbeer Centers that will conduct the recruitment of expatriate workers in the UAE; and assuring Filipinos that will enjoy protection mandated by the new UAE Law for Domestic Workers.
