Employer, recruiters of slain OFW in Kuwait face disciplinary action — DMW

Migrant Workers Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople comforts the mother of slain OFW Jullebee Ranaza, who was a domestic worker based in Kuwait.

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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government is going after the recruitment agencies behind the deployment of the overseas Filipino worker who was killed in Kuwait, the Department of Migrant Workers said on Friday.

DMW Undersecretary Bernard Olaila said in a briefing that the agencies that recruited 35-year-old Jullebee Ranara are facing a “recruitment violation case and disciplinary action.” He did not specify the violations committed by the local and foreign recruitment agencies.

“The investigation is ongoing and if proven that there is negligence, it will definitely lead to sanctions,” Olaila said in Filipino.

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