THE Philippines has turned down the appeal of Kuwait for the government to lift its temporary suspension on the deployment of Filipino workers to the oil-rich state amid an ongoing investigation on the actual cause of the deaths of seven Filipino household helpers there.
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd said on Thursday that the request to lift the processing and issuance of overseas employment certificates (OEC) to Kuwait-bound Filipinos was relayed to him by Kuwait Ambassador to the Philippines Musaed Saleh AM Althwaikh during their meeting.
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