The Philippine Embassy in Kuwait has repatriated as many as 330 Filipinos.
More than 200 of the Filipinos who included domestic helpers who fled their employment and those who lost their jobs as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Additionally, those who had medical issues or living in Kuwait without legal papers were also returned home.
The embassy organized a chartered flight in collaboration with the Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila and the Office of Migrant Workers Affairs (OMWA) at the request of the embassy in Kuwait.
Many of those stranded at the embassy have been living in the shelter for months, have not received salaries or back pay from employers in Kuwait and have faced various forms of maltreatment at the hands of employers.
