Almost 10,000 workers home from Middle East

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Department of Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac. — Screengrab from DMW/Facebook

The Philippines is set to surpass 10,000 repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) as the government continued coordinated return and assistance operations for workers affected by job disruptions abroad, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said on Friday.

Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said 9,696 Filipinos have already been repatriated through government-assisted flights, including chartered and commercial arrangements. Additional arrivals scheduled in the coming days are expected to push the total beyond the 10,000 mark.

READ: 223 more Filipinos repatriated via commercial flights from Middle East

Almost 10,000 workers home from Middle East

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