The Government of the Philippines announced on Wednesday (November 2) that it has banned Filipinos from traveling to work in 41 countries and territories that have allegedly failed to provide sufficient safeguards to protect them from abuses. The government's Department of Labor and Employment in a board resolution posted on its website said the blacklisted countries failed to sign international conventions protecting foreign workers (http://www.dole.gov.ph/secondpage.php?id=2388).
COMMENT: Included in the list were strife-torn countries such as Afghanistan, Libya, Iraq, Sudan, Chad and Pakistan. For a complete list, see the above link. There are an estimated nine million Filipino overseas workers, or about 10% of the country's population. Many Filipinos work as maids, laborers or seamen in areas where they are vulnerable to abuse, although many also work in management-level positions in Western nations.
COMMENT: Included in the list were strife-torn countries such as Afghanistan, Libya, Iraq, Sudan, Chad and Pakistan. For a complete list, see the above link. There are an estimated nine million Filipino overseas workers, or about 10% of the country's population. Many Filipinos work as maids, laborers or seamen in areas where they are vulnerable to abuse, although many also work in management-level positions in Western nations.
