A Filipino carpenter was killed, while another one was injured last March 20 in a mortar attack at a military camp in Afghanistan, the Department of Foreign Affairs reported on Tuesday.

Representatives from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will meet with employers in the Middle East to persuade them to hire Filipinos for the thousands of jobs available in their countries.

Recruiters make a killing on HSWs bound for Israel – Migrante D’JAY LAZARO, GMANews.TV

The Supreme Court has declared as unconstitutional a provision in the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act that limits the money claims of illegally dismissed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

Some overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in London are now working with at least two jobs to cope with hard times as the economy of United Kingdom plunged into recession.

Australia and the Philippines have agreed to new air services arrangements, opening the way for expanded routes between the two countries.

The Magistrate’s Court has fined a Bruneian employer for failing to pay the salary of his Filipina maid for almost 15 months.

A factory in New Zealand has been accused of favoring Filipinos over native workers. According to the New Zealand Herald, government and union officials are currently investigating allegations made against a factory in New Plymouth that reportedly favors migrant workers, especially Filipinos.

Supporters of 27 former Sentosa nurses and their lawyer Felix Vinluan recently re-launched their campaign to seek justice against illegal recruitment in New York.

A Filipino butcher in the United Arab Emirates accidentally minced his hand while trying to unclog an electric grinder he was using, an online news site reported Saturday.