Friday, April 3, 2020

OFWs given amnesty in Kuwait on their way home


Filipinos who availed of a general amnesty granted by the Kuwaiti government are escorted by a policewoman as they arrive at the Kuwait International Airport on Friday on their way home to Manila amid the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. Despite their undocumented status, the Filipinos, mostly distressed OFWs who left their employers after experiencing maltreatment, have been cleared to exit on humanitarian grounds because of the pandemic.

source: news.abs-cbn.com