Labour sector ties vow

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) and Chairman for the National Committee to Combat Trafficking in Persons (NCCTIPs) yesterday received a high-level delegation from the Republic of the Philippines headed by Undersecretary of the Philippines’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Migrant Workers, Sarah Lou Arriola. The meeting focused on the settlement of irregular Filipino workers.

The Philippines pledged to assist their citizens who were hoping to obtain a flexible work permit by covering the cost of the permit’s issuance fees. The Philippine delegation visited the LMRA branch in Sitra, which is dedicated to the issuance of flexible work permits on November 5, 2018.

Filipino workers who had walked into the Sitra branch with illegal statuses walked out as regularised workers. The delegation praised the achievements made by the LMRA and NCCTIPs to regulate expatriate workers and guaranteeing their rights.