President Duterte reiterates call for abolition of kafala system

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte reiterated his call for the abolition of the kafala system, which allows employers in some Middle Eastern countries to control the employment and migration status of foreign employees. In his pre-recorded speech aired before the High-Level General Debate of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, the President noted that the “behemoth” system “chains the weak, the desperate and the voiceless..to an existence of unimaginable suffering.” He […]