Saudi King Salman has donated 100 million Saudi riyals (approximately P1.2 billion) for the food, medicine, housing and air fare for the thousands of stranded foreign workers, including Filipinos, in the kingdom, as Philippine officials continue to work to facilitate their compatriots’ repatriation.
From the Saudi Embassy in Manila:
The money will cover the food, housing and all need of the Filipinos while they are staying there and waiting for their backpay.
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesperson Charles Jose said the Saudi government waived the penalties for overstaying workers to allow the speedy repatriation of the Filipinos.
He said an interagency team from the Philippines headed by Bello flew to Saudi Arabia on Aug. 10 to extend humanitarian, legal and consular assistance to the Filipinos there.
He said many workers refused to leave despite losing their jobs.
“In view of humanitarian consideration and keenness of the kingdom’s government in protecting the rights of foreign workers, including stranded overseas Filipino workers… instructing, among others, the provision of all assistance to all stranded foreign workers and appropriation of the amount of 100 million Saudi riyals,”
The money will cover the food, housing and all need of the Filipinos while they are staying there and waiting for their backpay.
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesperson Charles Jose said the Saudi government waived the penalties for overstaying workers to allow the speedy repatriation of the Filipinos.
He said an interagency team from the Philippines headed by Bello flew to Saudi Arabia on Aug. 10 to extend humanitarian, legal and consular assistance to the Filipinos there.
He said many workers refused to leave despite losing their jobs.
“Their employers do not have the financial capacity to pay them, but despite this, the workers stay as they await payment of their back wages,”
source: Public Trending
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