Al-Watan Daily: Former president Estrada criticizes 'appalling' labor conditions: Philippines likely to ban female workers to Kuwait"

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A system that is going to implode...once labor-exporting countries begin to demand better rights for their citizens and put a halt on migration, once rich countries put embargos and sanctions.


" In what appears to be a message of protest, the Philippines has warned that it''s seriously considering imposing a ban on Filipinas from working in Kuwait. Former Philippines President Joseph Estrada has sharply criticized the working conditions of his compatriots in Kuwait, saying that Filipino employees live in appalling conditions, and that his country is mulling over the possibility of imposing a ban on sending female recruits to Kuwait.

During a meeting with Filipino workers in Fahaheel on Saturday, he disclosed that some Filipinas have been victims of rape and subsequently got pregnant, and that many of them have been exposed to beatings.

"This is indeed appalling and a violation of human rights," the former president was quoted as saying, and noted that such a situation is unacceptable to both Kuwait and the Philippines.

He added that there were at least 170 Filipinos waiting to be deported from Kuwait and who were currently being sheltered at the Philippine Embassy...." (for full link, click here)

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