OWWA ready to provide support for 34 Dabawenyo OFWs in Iraq, Iran 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Antonio ColinaDAVAO CITY – The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA)-Davao said it was ready to provide support for the 34 workers from Davao Region in Iraq and Iran should the government pursue the massive repatriation program due to the US-Iran tension. Carmelo T. Elaya, OWWA-Davao chief for programs and services division, said in an interview that at least 24 of these workers were in Iraq and 10 in Iran. There are a total of 1,600 Filipino workers in Iraq and 1,000 workers Iran who are being monitored by the welfare officers in the Middle East, according to Elaya. The Philippine embassies in Iraq, Iran, and Lebanon had earlier raised the alert level 4, calling for immediate forced repatriation due to the escalating tensions between the US and Iran.

Source: Manila Bulletin January 14, 2020 08:59 UTC