The Palace also expressed sympathy for the domestic worker’s family. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Tuesday summoned Kuwaiti Ambassador to the Philippines Musaed Saleh Ahmad Althwaikh to convey the Philippine government’s outrage over the domestic worker’s death. In May 2018, Kuwait and the Philippines signed an agreement aimed to protect Filipino domestic workers in the oil-rich emirate. The accord grants Filipino domestic workers at least one day off every week and to have possession of their passports. Demafelis’ death and the rescue of distressed Filipino workers by Philippine embassy officials in Kuwait had strained diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Source: Manila Times January 01, 2020 16:18 UTC