Secretary Mama-o Discusses OFW Issues with Filipino Community in Kuwait

PHOTO: Presidential Adviser on Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) Concerns Secretary Abdullah D. Mama-o (standing) meets with more than one hundred members of the Filipino community in Kuwait at the Philippine Embassy on 18 January 2020, to discuss, among other issues, the Philippine government’s contingency plan amid tensions in the Middle East and the decision of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration Governing Board to impose a ban on the deployment of newly-hired OFWs bound for Kuwait.

Secretary Mama-o — who was accompanied by Office of the Presidential Adviser on OFW Concerns Atty. Edwin D. Bael (second from right) and Philippine Embassy Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. and Consul General to Kuwait Mohd. Noordin Pendosina N. Lomondot (first from left) — gave the assurances of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte that the Philippine government will exert all efforts to safeguard the safety and welfare of all Filipinos in the Middle East. (Kuwait PE photo)

During the Filipino community meeting, Philippine Embassy Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. and Consul General to Kuwait Mohd. Noordin Pendosina N. Lomondot (first from left) also assures Filipinos in Kuwait that the Embassy is preparing for any scenario in case the situation in the region does not improve. He disclosed to Filipino community leaders details of the Embassy’s Contingency Plan, such as possible evacuation routes and the names of area coordinators.

Secretary Mama-o is in Kuwait to meet with top Kuwaiti government officials, where it is expected that the current situation in the region and OFW concerns will top his agenda.

Secretary Mama-o also held meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Tehran last week, (Kuwait PE photo)

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