Jullebee Ranara, 35, was one of more than 268,000 overseas Filipino workers — mostly women employed as domestic helpers — living in Kuwait. The 17-year-old son of her employer has been arrested by Kuwaiti police on murder charges. FAST FACT In 2018 and 2020, the Philippines banned worker deployment to Kuwait after murder cases. “Many cases of abuse have been reported, but our countrymen still want to try (to work abroad), especially women, mothers mostly,” she said. The ban was partially lifted the same year, after the two countries signed a protection agreement for workers.

Source: Ethiopian News January 28, 2023 04:54 UTC