STOP DEPLOYING DOMESTIC HELPERS TO SAUDI — HOUSE PANEL

By JERRIE M. ABELLA, GMA News Citing the “worst nightmare" that domestic helpers in Saudi Arabia face, the House Committee on Overseas Workers’ Affairs (COWA) has called for a temporary stop to the deployment of Filipino helpers in the kingdom. Saudi Arabia is not fit to receive domestic workers, Akbayan Rep. Walden Bello said, citing cases of abuse and unfair labor practices there.