Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said during President Duterte's meeting with the Filipino community in Riyadh that DOLE will ensure that the unpaid claims of the OFWs in Saudi Arabia will be resolved. Their augmentation team is establishing the validity of the claims and if the validity is established, they can possibly get it in advance with the help of OWWA.
In relation with this, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) assured a group of overseas Filipino workers who were repatriated from Saudi Arabia that they will help them in claiming their unpaid wages and benefits from their employers.
Labor Undersecretary Joel Maglunsod, in a meeting with a group of OFWs who were formerly employed at Mohammad Al-Mojil Group (MMG) in Saudi Arabia, said that the department's priority is providing assistance for the distressed workers. He, however, clarified that the government needs time to assess the concerns of the workers, most especially their unpaid wages and benefits from their employers in the Middle East.
The MMG workers who were repatriated in August last year have not received their wages despite the claims cases that the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Al Khobar had filed against the company.
In relation with this, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) assured a group of overseas Filipino workers who were repatriated from Saudi Arabia that they will help them in claiming their unpaid wages and benefits from their employers.
Labor Undersecretary Joel Maglunsod, in a meeting with a group of OFWs who were formerly employed at Mohammad Al-Mojil Group (MMG) in Saudi Arabia, said that the department's priority is providing assistance for the distressed workers. He, however, clarified that the government needs time to assess the concerns of the workers, most especially their unpaid wages and benefits from their employers in the Middle East.
The MMG workers who were repatriated in August last year have not received their wages despite the claims cases that the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Al Khobar had filed against the company.
OWWA Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac said the agency is doing the best it can to assess the situation and coordinate with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), which handles the case of the MMG workers.
It can be noted that DOLE and the Saudi Ministry of Labor have signed an agreement which will hasten the repatriation of OFWs as well as the processing of their wages and benefits claims before the Saudi court.
Source: DOLE
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