Last October 6, 2016, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) gave a P50,000 cash assistance to an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who was abused by her employer in Doha, Qatar. 29-year-old Marichu Tampol Villar, who is originally from Matanao, Davao Del Sur, returned to the Philippines last month after being employed as a household helper […]
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Expat Workers In Qatar Will No Longer Need Exit Permit To Leave The Country
By the 13th day of December 2016, Qatar will start to implement its new labor law. This is after a year since the law was first published in the official gazette. With the implementation of this new regulation, job contracts that will be signed by expatriate workers and their respective employers will rule the relation […]
New Qatar Law Regarding Recruitment of Household Service Workers (HSWs)
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) looking forward to getting employed as household service workers (HSWs) or domestic helpers in Qatar, take note. Some changes in Qatar law is set to have a direct impact on foreign employees as well as their employers. As posted by the OFW Abroad blog, the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and […]