About 10,000 former OFWs in Saudi Arabia who are seeking unsettled compensation will receive P10,000 in humanitarian aid, the Department of Migrant Workers announced. | DFernandezINQ
Over 100 of the 10,000 claimants, the DMW said, have died while waiting for their back wages.
Implementing guidelines for the aid payout will be issued by OWWA soon. The assistance will be given to the claimants directly. “OWWA has sufficient funds for this humanitarian program, and we are ready to help the claimants, as we have done in the past,” agency Administrator Arnell Ignacio said in a statement.ADVERTISEMENT
The cash grant is being extended by the administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. while the discussion betweenMarcos ordered Ople to use prudent diplomacy in raising the issue of unsettled compensation to the Saudi Arabian government.
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