03/30/2009 Foreign employers of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) may soon be granted multiple-entry visa if the proposed visa arrangement by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and representatives of the overseas employment industry pushes through without a hitch. This new visa that will give indefinite stay in the country to foreign employers of OFWs is in the pipeline and is a...
40 OFWs jailed in Kuwait to be repatriated
Inquirer
Inquirer
MANILA, PhilippinesThe repatriation to the Philippines of 40 overseas Filipino Workers who have been languishing in the deportation center in Kuwait for violation of immigration laws have started, Vice...
Let OFWs work in Lebanon — consul
Journal Online
Journal Online
HONORARY Consul of Lebanon Joseph Assad reiterated his country’s appeal for the lifting of the deployment ban to Lebanon as soon as possible so that thousands of unemployed Filipino skilled workers can take advantage of...
100,000 OFWs register
Journal Online
Journal Online
MORE than 100,000 Filipinos overseas have registered with various diplomatic posts to be able to vote in the 2010 elections, the Department of Foreign Affairs reported yesterday. Undersecretary for...
Washington public schools hire some foreign teachers by using H-1B visas
Seattle Times
Seattle Times
Francisco Size came to Washington from the Dominican Republic last year on a type of work visa that each year draws thousands of other foreign professionals into the state. But the 42-year-old is not a computer...
New help hotline for foreign workers launched by CLA
Taipei Times
Taipei Times
The Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) yesterday launched a toll-free, 24-hour hotline to provide consultation services for foreign workers. Although the council already offers toll-free 0800 numbers to assist foreign...
Iraq can be miserable for foreign workers
Star Tribune
Star Tribune
BAGHDAD Mitu Ananty left his native Bangladesh in January on a gamble. The 29-year-old father of two had sold his house and borrowed the life savings of two siblings to come up with the $5,000 demanded by labor brokers....
OFW saved from Kuwait execution makes appeal
Inquirer
Inquirer
KIDAPAWAN CITY -- A stream of relatives and neighbors, all wanting to hug her, welcomed Mae Vecina in the village of Kilada in Matalam, North Cotabato, at a homecoming that the overseas Filipino worker didn't think was...


