Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 28) — Authorities are eyeing to file a case against the recruitment agencies involved in the hiring of Jullebee Ranara, the Filipino domestic worker killed in Kuwait, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said on Saturday.
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“After examination of the facts involved, by next week, there will be a recruitment violation case that will be filed against the [recruitment agencies] involved,” DMW Undersecretary Bernard Olalia said in a media briefing.
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Olalia cited the companies’ supposed lapses in monitoring the status of Ranara.
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“‘Yung continuous monitoring sa ating OFW… Base po sa initial investigation, hindi po nagampanan ng [recruitment agencies] ‘yun,” he added.
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[Translation: The continuous monitoring on our OFW… Based on initial investigation, they were not able to achieve that.]
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The DMW earlier confirmed the death of the 35-year-old Ranara, whose burnt body was found in the desert last week.
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The suspect, the 17-year-old son of Ranara’s employer, is already under police custody, according to the department.
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Olalia said government officials will be meeting next week with representatives of local recruitment agencies managing household service workers sent to the Gulf State.
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All concerns relating to their deployment will be tackled during the meeting, he added.
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Meanwhile, the DMW said it will also be sending a fact-finding team to Kuwait to look into welfare cases involving Filipino workers.
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