QATAR Need more OFWs after INDONESIA refuses to send workers in the MIDDLE EAST

More Filipino domestic helpers in Qatar are needed after Indonesia announced its plan to stop sending their citizens to 21 middle-eastern countries following the execution of two Indonesian women last May.

Labor attaché Leopoldo De Jesus added said that Qatari employers agreed to pay at least $400 (P17,800) monthly salary to domestic helpers. A slight increase from previous minimum rate of $350 (P15,600).

Indonesia is planning to stop the deployment of its manpower in all middle-eastern countries citing abuse and mal-treatment by employers, according to a report on Agence France Presse.

The Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Qatar said that although the requirement is set to increase, they are still trying to limit the number of employees for household service workers at 25 per agency to ensure that “only deserving employers” could hire Filipino workers.

The increase of job opportunities will not move forward without challenging problems and risk.

Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) said that the agency is expecting more employee-employer related human rights problems, abuse, and mal-treatment.

There are around 80 Filipino nationals in death row around the world and most of them are in Middle East according to a recent report by Inquirer. Mary Jane Veloso is one of them. A Filipina domestic helper in UAE is sentenced to death yesterday for killing her employer.

The sudden decision of Indonesia could favor the Filipino workers who are seeking better jobs in Middle East but not without a risk, the agency noted.


Source: /Baby Opato/ Assisted Press Doha

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