00:00The Department of Migrant Workers is studying to implement a deployment ban in Kuwait
00:06following the death of two OFWs.
00:09This is the story of Floyd Brentz.
00:14After the death of our two OFWs from Kuwait,
00:19the Department of Migrant Workers or DMW is now studying
00:24the possible deployment ban of OFWs in Kuwait
00:27following the assassination of two Filipino migrant workers, Daphne Nakalaban and Jenny Alvarado.
00:33According to DMW Secretary Hans Leo Kakdak,
00:37the government imposed this ban to ensure the safety of OFWs in Kuwait.
00:44Following the discovery of Nakalaban's body in the backyard of his employer in December 2024
00:50and the death of Alvarado on January 2,
00:54DMW is monitoring the investigation and is consulting with the Kuwait authorities.
01:01Meanwhile,
01:02as DMW Secretary Kakdak announced to our countrymen who still want to go to Kuwait,
01:09We have a standing bilateral labor agreement with them,
01:15with the Kuwaiti side.
01:16We just had a meeting last June,
01:22and now is the time to meet with our Kuwaiti counterparts.
01:26And of course,
01:27the passing of the ban,
01:29whether,
01:30I think the biggest possibility here is that we will further tighten the requirements
01:35to ensure that those who should go to Kuwait will be able to leave
01:42and that there is a high level of skills and understanding abroad.
01:50And also on the Kuwaiti side,
01:53our screening of those who will become employers.
01:58As of now,
01:59there are 215,000 Filipino domestic workers in the country so far.
02:05The official also announced that they will continue to provide support to the families of the victims.
02:12As part of the legal and financial assistance,
02:14the authorities are doing their best to protect the OFWs in front of them.
02:21Floyd Brens, for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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