Philippines and Saudi Arabia signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) on Tuesday to resume sending Filipino workers to the Kingdom starting Nov. 7, 2022.
Eng, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, signed the agreement. Susan Ople, secretary of the Philippines Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), and Ahmed Al-Rajhi.
In many economic aspects, the memorandum continues the bilateral and historical relations between the Kingdom of the Philippines and the Philippines.
It also reflects the compatibility of the two sides' vision in protecting the human rights aspects of workers, which the Filipino side praised for its development in the Saudi labor market. In exchange for the initiatives and substantial reforms witnessed by the market, which strengthened the protection of migrant workers in accordance with the ILO and UN Global Compact on Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration's fundamental and technical principles.
