President Rodrigo Duterte’s views come as another Filipina maid was beaten to death in Kuwait
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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
Expat ban
Philippines’ Duterte apologises to Kuwait for ‘harsh’ words
Tensions cooled last month after the two nations sealed an agreement on workplace safety guarantees for Filipinos working in Kuwait, prompting Duterte to lift the employment ban
diplomacy
Philippines lifts Kuwait migrant worker ban
Kuwait and Philippines ink a deal to regulate and protect the hundreds of thousands of Filipino workers
diplomatic crisis
Kuwait, Philippines sign deal to regulate domestic labour
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte previously imposed a partial ban on workers travelling to Kuwait after a Filipina maid was murdered
diplomatic crisis
Philippines moves to halt Kuwait migrant worker row
President Rodrigo Duterte has previously announced a permanent ban on workers going to the Gulf state
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Kuwait seeks to calm Philippines crisis over workers
Senior Kuwaiti official reflects on ‘misunderstanding and exaggeration of some minor or one-off cases’
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Duterte to permanently ban sending workers to Kuwait amid row
More than 250,000 Philippine citizens work in Kuwait
diplomatic crisis
Manila demands explanation as Kuwait expels envoy
Diplomatic row over the treatment of Filipino domestic workers in the Gulf state deepens
diplomatic crisis
Kuwait expels Philippine envoy amid domestic worker tensions
Ambassador has been given a week to leave Kuwait as a diplomatic row deepens
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Philippines apologises to Kuwait over ‘maid rescues’
Kuwait has branded the rescues a violation of its sovereignty, adding fuel to a simmering diplomatic row
domestic workers
Philippines says Saudi boss forced maid to drink bleach
Foreign ministry says domestic worker Agnes Mancilla has undergone emergency abdominal surgery
diplomatic crisis
Philippines President to visit Kuwait after worker row
Rodrigo Duterte to seal a labour deal, in a sign of easing tensions after a diplomatic row
Filipino workers
Philippine Airlines suspends Kuwait flights, citing slowdown in demand
The airline repatriated nearly 900 Filipinos free of cost following government calls to assist overseas foreign workers (OFWs) living in the country
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Murder shocks Filipinas in Kuwait, but some vow to stay
Kuwait offered an amnesty to illegal workers wanting to fly back home
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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