After Jakatia Pawa's execution last month, thirty five distressed Filipino workers in Kuwait will be repatriated on Wednesday.
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) affirms that the number includes domestic helpers who had experienced physical abuse from their employers.
"The repatriates experienced various labor and welfare-related issues with their employers that include non-payment of salaries, mistreatment, maltreatment, long working hours, among others," they added.
Due to reports of abuses mainly to female workers, deployment of Filipinos to Kuwait is temporarily suspended.
Aside from Jakatia Pawa's misjudged fate, a certain Amy Capulong Santiago also lost her life in the foreign land because of physical abuse.
OWWA will provide travel assistance for all repatriates from Kuwait to their respective provinces.
Source: GMA
Image: Pinoy OFW
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