THE assurance of Kuwait to the Philippines that it would address the Filipino workers’ concerns could end the diplomatic row between the two countries, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said on Tuesday. Kuwaiti Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah said that his government was ready to work with Manila in addressing the concerns of Filipino workers in the Gulf state. Cayetano said the Philippines acknowledged Kuwait’s assurance to Manila of protecting the rights and promoting the welfare of 262,000 Filipinos working in the Gulf state where about 150,000 were household service workers. “This is a shared goal that should be pursued with willingness to understand and respect where each side is coming from,” said Cayetano. The DFA, until now, has not made any statement regarding the status of the detained Filipinos as well as the warrants of the arrest.

Source: Manila Times May 01, 2018 09:11 UTC