OFWs in Kuwait waiting for their departure.
Millions of Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) might loose their job this year 2021 as the world economy continues to go down due to the current pandemic (COVID-19), according to analysts and officials.
As stated by Filipino Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III there are almost 400,000 OFWs affected by the COVID-19 virus. “Either they lose their job because of COVID-19, or they were virus positive.”
The DOLE forecasted that the number of displaced OFWs would rise from the current figure , around 800,000 by June 2021, and tipping over the 1 million mark by the end 2021.
The majority of Overseas Filipino Workers expected to lose their jobs are employed in the Europe, US, Asia, and the Middle East.
