{"id":271693,"date":"2020-10-13T05:38:11","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T09:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=271693"},"modified":"2020-10-13T05:38:11","modified_gmt":"2020-10-13T09:38:11","slug":"deployment-of-newly-hired-workers-to-mali-suspended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/10\/13\/deployment-of-newly-hired-workers-to-mali-suspended\/","title":{"rendered":"Deployment of newly hired workers to Mali suspended"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In Governing Board Resolution No. 14, Series of 2020, the agency said the would-be overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) bound for the said nation will not be allowed to leave the country. (File: PNA photo by Avito C. Dalan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has temporarily suspended the deployment of newly-hired Filipino workers to Mali due to the political instability in the African country.<\/p>\n

In Governing Board Resolution No. 14, Series of 2020, the agency said the would-be overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) bound for the said nation will not be allowed to leave the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, Therefore, the POEA Governing Board, in a meeting duly convened, Resolves as it is hereby resolved, to impose a temporary suspension on the processing and deployment of newly-hired OFWs bound for Mali,\u201d said the resolution signed on September 25 and released on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The measure came after the Department of Foreign Affairs informed the Department of Labor and Employment in a letter dated September 15 that it has raised Alert Level 2 (Restriction Phase) in Mail due to the recent military coup that led to the detention and resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhereas, the current political instability in the country worse san already dangerous security situation where extremist groups continue to operate,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n

However, returning Filipino workers with existing contracts are allowed to go back to the host country.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhereas, under Alert Level 2, the processing and deployment of workers shall be allowed only for OFWs returning to their current employers with existing employment contracts,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe processing and deployment of vacationing\/returning workers to the said country shall, however, be allowed, subject to their compliance with documentation requirements,\u201d the resolution added.<\/p>\n

The agency reminded Filipinos in Mali to be cautious and postpone unnecessary travel.<\/p>\n

\u201cLikewise, the reminding overseas Filipinos in Mali are advised to restrict non-essential movement due to the instability,\u201d the POEA said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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