SIXTY-ONE overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) with visa or residency violations were repatriated from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) without legal consequences, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said Friday.

The Philippine Embassy in Abu Dhabi and consulate general in Dubai said 2,053 OFWs have availed of the amnesty program as of Saturday, September 7. The program will run from September 1 to October 30.

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