Recruitment Ban Update: Philippines delegation to visit Kuwait for talks

05/12/2023

Arab Times

05/12/2023

Marlon

KUWAIT CITY, Dec 5: A delegation from the Philippines will visit the country from Dec 14-16 to discuss the resumption of the recruitment of Filipino workers for Kuwait, reports Al-Qabas daily quoting a diplomatic source.
The source disclosed that the delegation will include Filipino officials who will discuss lifting the ban on the recruitment of Filipino workers with their counterparts in Kuwait.
According to the source, Philippine Ambassador to Kuwait Jose Cabrera will soon meet with Assistant Secretary of State for Asian Affairs Ambassador Samih Gohar Hayat to tackle the labor file, in addition to discussions with other concerned parties.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr announced on Oct 21 that the ban on sending Filipino workers to Kuwait would be lifted soon.
The Philippine media, including Philippine Star Newspaper and CNN Philippines, quoted the Philippine president as saying upon his return from the ASEAN and Gulf Cooperation Council Summit held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia that “they discussed relations between Kuwait and the Philippines on the sidelines of the summit.”