Undocumented OFWs in Kuwait should apply for repatriation — DFA
Helen Flores (The Philippine Star) - March 24, 2018 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is urging the remaining undocumented Filipinos in Kuwait who want to go home to apply for the government’s repatriation program that will end on April 22. The DFA issued the deadline after the Philippine embassy reported a drop in the number of undocumented Filipino workers registering for repatriation after Kuwait announced a two-month extension of its amnesty program. “Our kababayans in Kuwait must realize that we cannot do things overnight and they should not wait until the last minute before they sign up for repatriation,” Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs Sarah Lou Arriola said. Arriola said a total of 3,668 Filipinos have been flown home since Feb. 11 when the embassy started repatriating undocumented workers who availed themselves of Kuwait’s amnesty program. She said more than 6,000 undocumented wo...