The Philippines is preparing for mass recruitment opportunities from Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar and Oman
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Philippines suspends deployment of workers to Saudi Arabia
Suspension comes amid reports that migrants are being asked to shoulder costs of Covid-19 quarantine and insurance
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UAE to resume recruiting Filipino domestic workers after eight-year hiatus
Visas were suspended for Filipino domestic workers in 2014, and recruitment that begins in April will only be allowed through official channels
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Filipino remittances drop for first time in 19 years as UAE, Saudi receipts fall
Cash remittances declined by 0.8% to $29.9bn last year, according to central bank data
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‘I really want to kill’ recruiters who sell Filipino workers as slaves in the Middle East – Duterte
President Rodrigo Duterte’s views come as another Filipina maid was beaten to death in Kuwait
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Saudi Arabia cuts recruitment charges for Filipino domestic workers
Workers from the Philippines can now be hired for $2,360 plus VAT under new recruitment charges
Filipino expat
Illegal expat workers attempt to travel to UAE as ‘tourists’
Filipino workers were flying to the UAE via other destinations including Hong Kong
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US lawyer calls on Duterte to make Kuwait worker ban permanent following Filipina maid’s death
President Rodrigo Duterte last February 2018 imposed a partial ban on household workers travelling to Kuwait
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Philippines mulls reinstating Kuwait worker ban following maid’s fatal attack
Kuwait and the Philippines in May last year signed an agreement to regulate domestic workers
Aviation
Cebu Pacific flies over 1m passengers on Dubai route
Philippines’ largest carrier announces milestone after five years of operating flights to the UAE
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Christian Dior ‘does not have any business relationship’ with Kuwaiti blogger Sondos Al Qattan
French fashion House said controversial blogger attended SS19 show in a private capacity
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Christian Dior invites Kuwaiti blogger Sondos Alqattan to Paris SS19 show
Sondos Alqattan refused to apologise for comments criticising Kuwait’s new laws that granted Filipino domestic workers in the Gulf state one day off per week
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Emirates airline, RAK Bank among preferred brands of Filipino expats in UAE
Emirati vlogger Khalid Al Ameri as named as social media personality of the year
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Back to business as usual for Kuwaiti influencer Sondos Al Qattan
Beauty influencer has continued promoting products to a growing audience of Instagram followers despite widespread public backlash to her criticism of Kuwaiti reforms protecting Filipino domestic workers
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Kuwaiti employers not following rules governing domestic help – report
A survey from the Kuwait Times found that many employers are ignoring legislation governing the rights of Filipino domestic workers in the Gulf country
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Video: Kuwait influencer Sondos Al-Qattan controversy shows the perils of creating a personal brand
A Kuwaiti Instagram star’s video criticising new laws requiring a day off per week for Filipino domestic workers in the country provoked a backlash on social media last week.
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Sondos Al Qattan has ‘free right’ to her opinion, says Kanoo Group chairman
Mishal Kanoo advised the Kuwaiti influencer Sondos Al Qattan to apologise, but says ‘clearer’ laws are needed for domestic workers