The deaths of six Filipinos in a plane crash in Afghanistan showed lapses by the government in enforcing a labor deployment ban on the war-torn country, the Department of Foreign Affairs admitted Friday.
DFA spokesman Eduardo Malaya said at least one of the six fatalities started working there only last year, despite the ban having gone into effect as early as 2005.
"We would like to see a greater observance of the ban obviously. That is pursuant to the provisions of the Migrant Workers' Act, given the criterion stated in the attack na pag hindi natin ma-assure ng Philippine government ang safety and security of overseas Filipino workers, the government can impose a labor deployment ban (We obviously want to see a greater observance of the ban, pursuant to the Migrant Workers' Act. Under the law, if the government cannot assure the safety of OFWs, it can impose a labor deployment ban)," he said in an interview on dwIZ radio.
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