William Dar
3 hrs ·

“With the slowdown in the global economy due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) forecasts that by December 2021, at least one million OFWs will be displaced and will be forced to return home and try their luck here,” said Secretary Dar.

As of May 2020, there were already 323,537 OFWs displaced from their jobs, and a big chunk of them came from the Middle East, according to the DOLE.

READ: https://www.da.gov.ph/da-offers-agri-opportunities-financi…/