PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte is not keen on ordering the repatriation of Filipinos from Kuwait, despite the killing of Filipino domestic worker Jeanelyn Padernal Villavende. In an exclusive interview with ABS-CBN aired on Friday night, Duterte said he was satisfied with the Kuwaiti government’s “swift” response to Villavende’s case. Villavende was allegedly killed by her employees in Kuwait last month after reportedly enduring maltreatment, and her employers have reportedly been detained. Her death came even after the Philippines and Kuwait signed a labor pact that sought to protect and promote the welfare of Filipino workers there. The murder of Demafelis had prompted the Duterte government to temporarily prohibit Filipinos from seeking jobs in Kuwait and launch a repatriation program for Filipino workers who wanted to come home.

Source: Manila Times January 11, 2020 05:15 UTC