00:00After the killing of two OFWs in Kuwait, the Department of Migrant Workers is now studying the possible diplomatic bans for the OFWs there.
00:10Following this, two Filipinos, Daphne Nakalaban, who was shot dead in the back of her employer's house in December, and Jenny Alvarado, who was shot dead on January 2.
00:23According to DMW Secretary Hans Leo Kakda, the government is considering the safety of the Filipino migrant workers abroad.
00:33As of now, the investigation is still ongoing and the Kuwaiti authorities are in close contact.
00:42We have a standing bilateral labor agreement with the Kuwaiti side.
00:49We just held a meeting in July-June about this.
00:54It's time to meet with our Kuwaiti counterparts.
00:59Of course, we need to discuss whether the biggest possibility here is to tighten the requirements to ensure that those who are eligible to go to Kuwait will be able to leave.
01:16We need to have a high level of skills and understanding of the situation abroad.
01:24We also need to screen the employees on the Kuwaiti side.
