DOLE imposes total OFW deployment ban to South Sudan 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Analou De VeraThe Philippine government has ordered a total deployment ban of Filipino workers to South Sudan amid the escalating violence in the African state. “In a resolution, the governing board of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration decided to ‘impose a total ban on the processing and deployment of all OFWs (overseas Filipino workers) bound for South Sudan, until further notice. Under alert level 4, repatriation of Filipino workers in the “affected area” is also mandatory, the DOLE noted. The said law mandates the DFA to “issue a certification specifying the country’s compliance with any of the conditions on the deployment of Filipino workers,” the DOLE said.

Source: Manila Bulletin October 08, 2019 09:22 UTC