SECTOR: Labor
SONA YEAR: 2022
Launch One Repatriation Command Center
PROMISE STATUS - DATE: Fulfilled as of 07/17/2023
- On July 20, days before Marcos’ first SONA, the DMW launched its One Repatriation Center to provide an immediate response to repatriation, welfare and other concerns of distressed OFWs.
- In a social media post on April 21, the DMW and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) opened its hotline to provide assistance to OFWs and their kin affected by the armed clashes in Sudan.
- On May 12, the DMW announced its hotlines were ready to assist Filipinos who will be affected by Kuwait’s decision to stop issuing new work and entry visas to Filipinos.