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Philippines' Duterte Calls Kuwait Work Ban 'Permanent'
by Naharnet Newsdesk
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday said the temporary ban on Filipinos going to work in Kuwait is now permanent, intensifying a diplomatic standoff over the treatment of migrant workers in the Gulf nation.
Duterte in February imposed a prohibition on workers heading to Kuwait following the murder of a Filipina maid whose body was found stuffed in a freezer in the Gulf state.
The crisis deepened after Kuwaiti authorities last week ordered Manila's envoy to leave the country over videos of Philippine embassy staff helping workers in Kuwait flee allegedly abusive employers.
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There was no immediate response from Kuwait, where around 262,000 Filipinos are employed -- nearly 60 percent of them as domestic workers, according to the Philippines' foreign department.
Read more at: http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/245512-philippines-duterte-calls-kuwait-work-ban-permanent
A lot of workers, that's just for Kuwait, they must have some high standard of living. Though, all in all, I sympathize with the Filipinos and Duterte in this one.
