The online newspaper ‘Al Anbaâ’ reported, citing a source from the Philippine Ministerial Council, that it had been decided to suspend the dispatch of domestic workers to Kuwait. The decision came after the death of a domestic worker recently. In this context, the Philippine Minister of Labor told the CNN channel that his country has partially prohibited the sending of domestic workers to Kuwait pending a final decision.
In a statement, the Ministry of Labor explained that work in Kuwait will only be allowed to female workers recruited for the first time, while the blanket ban will take effect if Kuwaiti justice does not seriously investigate the death of the worker deceased Jannellen Villavende killed by a Kuwaiti woman, currently arrested.
The Minister of Labor also said he had received a preliminary report which revealed that the body of Jannellen Villavende bears traces of beatings and that the date of his death has not yet been determined. He added that the local employment office that sent the deceased worker will be questioned for not having taken any measures to protect the worker, especially since she informed last September that she had been the victim of mistreatment. In September, the worker asked to be repatriated to the Philippines except that the office in question had not taken her call seriously.
Recall that the Ministry of Labor and Employment in the Philippines issued an official statement in which it was estimated that the death of Jannellen Villavende represents a clear violation of the agreements signed between Kuwait and the Philippines for two years. In addition, more than 200,000 Filipino workers are in Kuwait and the majority are domestic workers.
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