Marcos says Kuwait grateful for OFW contributions

KUALA LUMPUR - President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. said Tuesday that the Kuwaiti government has been grateful for the contribution of overseas Filipino workers in its country.

Marcos said this to Philippine reporters after his bilateral meeting with Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Khaled al-Hamad al-Sabah at the sidelines of the 46th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits. 

''We spoke now with Kuwait about the interaction between the Philippines and Kuwait and how they would like to – how grateful they are for the contribution that our OFWs have done to the development of their country and they have been very kind to us,'' Marcos said. 

This despite a report early this year, saying that the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) was considering banning the deployment of OFWs in Kuwait, due to reported deaths of some Filipinos there. 

The Philippines currently prohibits the deployment of first-time domestic workers to Kuwait in response to the incident. 

Aside from Kuwait, Marcos also had bilateral talks with Lao PDR, Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia. —LDF, GMA Integrated News