A total of 1,264 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will be employed in Jordan which has started to reopen its economy, the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO)-Jordan reported Friday.<\/p>\n
Labor Attach\u00e9 Armin Evangel Pe\u00f1a said they have so far processed the employment contracts of Filipino workers, with about 90 percent hired as household services workers (HSWs).<\/p>\n
\u201cOf the number, 725 are new hires while balik-manggagawa (returning workers) are 539,\u201d Pe\u00f1a said in a virtual forum, adding that workers in the service sector are also starting to return in the Arab nation.<\/p>\n
She added there is a proposal to increase the salary of HSWs from the current USD400 (about PHP22,000) to USD600 (about PHP31,000).<\/p>\n
\u201cIt must have the approval of the Ministry of Labor and the bilateral agreement. The PRAs (Philippine Recruitment Agencies) are one with us in pushing for the across-the-board salary increase here in the Middle East,\u201d Pe\u00f1a said.<\/p>\n
Starting this month, the host country is no longer requiring reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction test results from fully vaccinated arrivals.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose who are not vaccinated may be deported or fined,\u201d Pe\u00f1a said. (PNA)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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