The compensation package of US$532 million would ‘make up for so many years of anguish and disappointment’ a migrant workers spokesperson said.
“:”Saudi Arabia will compensate 10,000 Filipino workers who lost their jobs in the Gulf country years ago and are still waiting for their salaries, Philippine officials said. The announcement came after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos met on Friday on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific summit in Bangkok. Philippine Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople said the compensation package of two billion riyals (US$532 million) would “help our displaced workers”. It was unclear if unpaid workers from other countries would also receive some of the money.
