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The International Labor Organization (ILO) is encouraging the Indonesian government to make optimum use of bilateral and multilateral agreements to better protect its migrant workers abroad.

The Department of Labor and Employment last Thursday ordered the Philippine Overseas Labor Offices (POLO) in Saudi Arabia to intensify its assistance to overseas Filipino workers affected by the Kingdom's Saudization policy or the 'Nitaqat' that requires local companies to hire one Saudi national for every 10 migrant workers .

At least 10 Filipinos were arrested in Rome over alleged illegal loans involving high interest rates, radio dzBB reported on Thursday.

At least 11 Filipino workers of a Saudi company that went bankrupt are finally on their way home after getting help from Philippine officials in securing their exit visas.

Burma’s Ministry of Labor has suspended 12 recruitment agencies because of alleged corruption and exploitation of migrant workers, The Myanmar Times reports.

Four Filipinos were arrested in Macau over the weekend for allegedly smuggling more than 50 kilograms of high-grade cocaine amounting to about P1 billion, in what is believed to be the biggest drug trafficking incident to date in the Chinese territory.

The International Labor Organization (ILO) is encouraging the Indonesian government to make optimum use of bilateral and multilateral agreements to better protect its migrant workers abroad.

At least 120 Filipinos repatriated from strife-torn Syria are expected to arrive home in batches on Thursday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday.