Good news for OFWs – the lifting of Lebanon deployment ban appears to be near and new jobs could be available again.

The Department of Foreign Affairs has said that the Philippines invited the Lebanese government to a second round of talks to further negotiate the proposed Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on Labor Cooperation. The MoA is aimed at protecting the rights and promote the welfare of Filipino workers in Lebanon. Included in their talk is the Protocol on Household Service Workers.

It can be recalled that the ban was imposed last June 18, 2007, after fighting between the Hezbollah and Israel broke out in Lebanon, prompting the repatriation of thousands of Overseas Filipino Workers.

Since the MoA is still on-going, Philippine Ambassador to Lebanon Gilberto Asuque reminded Filipinos once again not to accept employment in Lebanon until the MoA has been signed. The DFA will also conduct seminars and dialogues intended to warn Filipinos against illegal recruitment for the Middle Eastern state.

Contrary to reports, Lebanese employers are interested in household service workers, chefs, and waitresses but no number was specified.

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