{"id":1587,"date":"2023-10-22T20:12:25","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T14:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asia.businessupturn.com\/?p=1587"},"modified":"2023-10-22T20:15:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T14:45:43","slug":"asean-gcc-summit-yields-hope-for-resolution-in-kuwait-philippines-labor-dispute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/southeast-asia\/philippines\/asean-gcc-summit-yields-hope-for-resolution-in-kuwait-philippines-labor-dispute\/1587\/","title":{"rendered":"ASEAN-GCC Summit Yields Hope For Resolution In Kuwait-Philippines Labor Dispute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The labor disputes between Kuwait and the Philippines have garnered significant attention over the years. The issue gained widespread recognition following a series of tragic deaths of Filipino workers in 2018. As of 2022, an estimated 241,000 Filipinos are engaged in employment in Kuwait. Filipinos are primarily sought after for their expertise and educational qualifications in the Middle East job market.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the recent ASEAN-GCC convention, Philippian President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. briefly met Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Kuwaiti monarch insisted that the issue could be resolved and that labor conditions would be improved. President Marcos is optimistic about improvement in the relations between the two countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The PBBMS (President BongBong Marcos) met with the Filipino community in Saudi Arabia and ensured steps were taken to strengthen ties between the two countries. Peaceful Resolution of Conflict between two nations is of utmost importance for smooth relations. PBBMS also talked about Gaza Airstrikes and called for a cessation of hostilities, and provision of humanitarian aid to the war-affected regions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Remittances of Filipino Workers from Kuwait amounted to US$576,059 in 2021 and US$579,186 last year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What is an Entry Ban?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In 2018, the former president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte issued a ban on the deployment of Filipinos to Kuwait due to the death of Filipino worker Joanna Demafelis. Inhumane working conditions, and over-exploitation of workers particularly maids was the reason for the strain between the two countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In Feb 2023 Filipino female worker Jullebee Ranara was found dead in a desert setting off a series of protests, the row between Kuwait and Filipinos intensified which led to Kuwait suspending the issuance of visas to Filipinos by May 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The final Joint Statement of the ASEAN-GCC Riyadh Summit can be viewed below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ASEAN-GCC Summit Proper 10\/20\/2023\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0BnNq9Wro0E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Meeting with the Filipino Community in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 10\/20\/2023\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iqr7cNl6cNA?start=471&feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kuwaiti monarch insisted that the issue could be resolved and that labor conditions would be improved. President Marcos is optimistic about improvement in the relations between the two countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":399,"featured_media":1591,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[426,597,607,632,599,598,248,631,633,601],"class_list":["post-1587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-philippines","tag-asean","tag-filipino","tag-gcc","tag-jullebee-ranara","tag-kuwaiti-crown-prince","tag-pbbms","tag-philippines","tag-rodrigo-duterte","tag-sheikh-mishal-al-ahmad-al-jaber-al-sabah","tag-visas"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/399"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1587\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}