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Philippine gov't allows travel exemptions for some Filipino workers in Libya
MANILA,
June 14 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine government has approved travel
exemptions for some overseas Filipino workers ( OFWs) who have existing
and valid contracts with their employers in the strife-torn Libya, the
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Saturday.
The
Aquino administration specifically allows household service staff
employed by diplomats in foreign embassies; those employed by the United
Nations and other international organization; and OFWs working
off-shore in oil rig platforms, provided that they will not pass through
mainland Libya nor vacation there, the DFA said.
Filipinos
working for multinational companies, government hospitals and schools,
as well as for the Libyan National Oil Company, and those who are
married to Libyan nationals are also allowed to return to the North
African country, it added.
But the department
said that these OFWs need to secure a letter from their employers
"guaranteeing their safety, security, and repatriation in case the
situation in Libya deteriorates and imminent danger to their lives and
well-being is present."
Despite the travel
exemptions, the agency said that crisis alert level 3, which calls for
voluntary repatriation of Filipinos, remains in effect.
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