English Translation from Arabic News

After the embassy closed its illegal shelter
The “labor force” transferred 224 Filipinas to “deportation”

Source: https://www.annaharkw.com/Article.aspx?id=964691

Thursday 01 June 2023

Under the directives of the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Talal Al-Khalid, the Public Authority for Manpower received the Filipino workers who were residing in the sheltering center of the Philippine embassy, ​​numbering 412 workers, after the Philippine embassy closed its illegal shelter.

The authority announced that, in coordination with the General Department of Immigration Investigation at the Ministry of Interior, it had taken procedures to verify their identities and examinations, and to receive their documents through their country’s embassy, ​​in preparation for their deportation and deportation from the country.
And she explained in a statement, that it was found that there are 150 workers, of whom have a valid residency, and 262 Filipino workers who have a report of absence from their sponsors, and 224 of them have been transferred to the Deportation Department at the Ministry of Interior, and the procedures for the second batch are being completed in preparation for their deportation from the country, through the sponsorship of the embassy. Filipino with all deportation costs.

She pointed out that the directives of the First Deputy Prime Minister ensured the speedy completion of the procedures for their departure from the country, and accordingly, 285 were transferred to the Deportation Department of the Ministry of Interior to deport them from the country.
The authority concluded its statement by stating that there are 130 workers registered against them in criminal cases. All legal measures will be taken against them in coordination with the Execution Department at the Ministry of Justice.

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Al-Shammari told Al-Anbaa: Closing the employment shelter center at the Philippine embassy is a step to deal with the issue

224 Filipina workers for deportation and deportation procedures are underway

130 workers have criminal cases and travel bans registered against them, and 150 have valid residence permits

by: Bushra Shaaban

Source: https://www.alanba.com.kw/1185603

Under the directives of the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Talal Al-Khalid, the Public Authority for Manpower received the 412 Filipino workers who were staying in the Philippine embassy shelter, after the Philippine embassy closed its illegal shelter.

The Public Authority for Manpower, in coordination with the General Department of Immigration Investigation at the Ministry of the Interior, carried out procedures to verify their identities and examinations, and received their documents through their country’s embassy, ​​in preparation for their deportation from the country.

It was found that there are

150 workers, of whom have a valid residency in the country, and 262 workers who have been reported absent by their sponsors, and 224 of them have been transferred to the Deportation Department at the Ministry of Interior, and the procedures for the second batch are being completed in preparation for their deportation from the country, through the sponsorship of the Philippine embassy of all Migration costs.

The directives of the First Deputy Prime Minister also came to quickly end the procedures for their departure from the country, and accordingly, 285 were transferred to the Deportation Department to be deported from the country today, Wednesday.

The authority concluded its statement that it has been found that there are 130 workers registered against them in criminal cases, and all legal measures will be taken against them in coordination with the Execution Department at the Ministry of Justice.

For his part, Bassam Al-Shammari, an expert in the affairs of domestic workers, considered that the step of closing the shelter for domestic workers in the Philippine embassy is a positive step on the road to addressing the problems of domestic workers, especially the Filipino ones. Al-Shammari said in a statement to Al-Anbaa that this step is the first step to address the file of Filipino workers and its problems, which led to stopping the recruitment of workers from the Philippines and stopping all visas.

He pointed out that the competent authorities must find quick and radical solutions by expanding the labor shelter center of the labor force, receiving workers who have problems, addressing their conditions immediately, and accelerating procedures for returning them to their countries and obtaining their full entitlements.

Al-Shammari expected that this step would contribute to addressing the current crisis, and bring the views of the two countries closer to the rest of the other outstanding problems, in a way that might expedite the end of the current problem and start a new page that guarantees the stability of the domestic labor market

. An exporter of labor is considering taking private shelters to house her labor.

Al-Shammari wished the officials and leaders of the “work force” to develop the solutions proposed by the specialists, which contribute to ending the suffering of the labor market and support its stability.

He stressed the need for the next step to be the development of a new mechanism for resolving disputes that guarantees their speedy settlement and preserves the financial and legal rights of workers and business owners.