Kuwait offered an amnesty to illegal workers wanting to fly back home
Filipino workers
domestic workers
Philippine officials meet nationals in Kuwait amid labour row
Ban on Filipinos working in Kuwait will not be lifted until there are safety guarantees in place
Filipino workers
Arrests made in Kuwait murder of Filipina maid
Both of the two main suspects in case of maid whose body was found stuffed in a freezer in Kuwait have been held
domestic workers
HRW urges Kuwait to agree new worker safeguards with Manila
New York-based watchdog criticised a ban imposed by the Philippines last week on migrants leaving to work in Kuwait
Filipino workers
Philippine officials to visit Kuwait amid migrant worker row
Greater protection sought for workers after a diplomatic row over the alleged mistreatment of Filipinos in the Gulf state
Expats
Call for justice as Filipina’s body returns home from Kuwait
Labour Secretary Silvestre Bello said ‘working groups’ from both countries were discussing forging a memorandum for protecting the rights of Filipinos in Kuwait
domestic workers
Kuwait condemns Philippine president’s call to evacuate workers
Duterte said last week that his government would ask private airlines to evacuate Filipino nationals from Kuwait within 72 hours
domestic workers
Philippines President threatens Gulf work ban after maid ‘rapes’
New threat issued after Duterte last week barred Filipinos from seeking work in Kuwait
domestic workers
Philippines suspends sending of workers to Kuwait due to abuses
Announcement comes a day after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte complained of abuses on domestic workers
expat remittances
Foreign workers in the UAE remit over $21bn in H1
Central bank data shows Indian workers were the most active for remittances in first six months of 2017