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PH delegation, Saudi Gov’t. Officials Meet, Discuss Labor Reform Initiatives

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The Philippine Delegation, headed by Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs Sarah Lou Y. Arriola, with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Deputy Minister for Consular Affairs, Tamim bin Majed Firaaj Al-Dossary. (Riyadh PE photo)

RIYADH, 11 January 2022 – On 23 December 2021, the Philippine delegation, headed by Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary for Migrant Workers' Affairs Sarah Lou Y. Arriola, with DFA Assistant Secretary for Middle East and African Affairs Alfonso Ferdinand A. Ver, and Ambassador Adnan V. Alonto held successive meetings with the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD), and the Human Rights Commission (HRC) at their respective offices in Riyadh.

The series of meetings focused on advances in the labor reform initiatives to ensure the labor mobility of overseas Filipino professionals and on promoting expansion of the LRI to include all domestic workers, among others. The upcoming International Migration Relief Forum in May 2022, and the establishment of the Philippine Department of Migrant Workers were also briefly discussed.

The Philippine officials met with MOFA’s Deputy Minister for Consular Affairs, Tamim bin Majed Firaaj Al-Dossary, and Ambassador Mohammed A. Alshammeri; with MHRSD’s Deputy Minister for Control and Development of Work Environment, Sattam Al-Harbi, and Deputy Minister for Labor Affairs, Abdulmajid Al Rashoudi; and with HRC’s Deputy President for International Cooperation and Vice-Chair of the National Anti-Trafficking Committee, Sarah Al-Tamimi. END

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MHRSD Deputy Minister for Control and Development of Work Environment, Sattam Al-Harbi (4th from left), and Deputy Minister for Labor Affairs, Abdulmajid Al Rashoudi (3rd from left) with Undersecretary Sarah Lou Y. Arriola, Assistant Secretary Alfonso Ferdinand A. Ver, and Ambassador Adnan V. Alonto (5th, 6th, and 7th from left). (Riyadh PE photo)

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L-R: Assistant Secretary Alfonso Ferdinand A. Ver, Ambassador Adnan V. Alonto, Undersecretary Sarah Lou Y. Arriola, HRC’s Deputy President for International Cooperation and Vice-Chair of the National Anti-Trafficking Committee, Sarah Al-Tamimi, Mohammad Almasri, Abdulmajeed Alrudayan, Sarah Alzoman, and Lamyaa Alzamil (Riyadh PE photo)

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