The Philippine Embassy in collaboration with attached agencies held a full day event for the Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Kuwait at the Qadsiya Gym in Hawally on Friday. The fully packed gym was attended by more than a thousand members of the Filipino community, who wanted to avail of different services offered by the embassy and attached agencies, including the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, Philippine Overseas Labor Office, Pag Ibig Fund, Social Security System and Department of Social Welfare and Development.
The event culminated with a cultural dance competition presented by different Filipino organizations in Kuwait and raffle draws from sponsors and donors.
The morning event commenced with Acting Assistant Labor Attaché Atty. Llwelyn Perez reading a message from the Philippine Labor Attaché Nasser, who was not present in the occasion. Philippine Charges D’ Affaires also delivered a brief message that highlighted the several services of the Philippine Embassy available for OFWs and encouraged continuous support for its projects.
“This is so beneficial for us OFWs to be able to avail these services on a Friday as weekdays were impossible to come to the embassy, I would like to urge the embassy and agencies to offer these services in different areas where Filipinos face difficulty in attending due to their work schedules,” stated Tessie Mangiit, who works as a sales personnel.
In an interview with Acting Assistant Labor Attaché Perez, she said that such outreach programs will continue for Filipinos to secure services only available in the embassy and labor office during weekdays, and they should not miss such opportunities. Perez added that they hope to organize more of such programs in other areas in Kuwait and that information will be disseminated prior to the event.
Among services offered during the program were verification of contracts, processing of return workers documents, updates on their accounts with SSS and Pag Ibig Funds and privileges available for OFWs. Each official from the attached agencies also delivered briefs on their services, which also included embassy facilities delivered by Vice Consul Adrian baccay.
Ricky Laxa
Staff Writer
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