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Print Manila: Up to 140,000 Philippine workers could lose their jobs in Saudi Arabia due to a domestic helper ban and a programme to compel firms to employ more locals, the Filipino labour minister said Thursday.
Between 20,000-50,000 Filipino domestic workers in the kingdom could be hit by Saudi Arabia’s decision announced last month to stop granting work permits to Philippine and Indonesian maids, Labour Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said.
Another 90,000 Filipinos of the 1.3 million working there could be affected by the new policy of imposing quotas for local staff, though the specialised skills of the majority should allow many to hang on to their jobs, she added.
"Let us not talk about everyone being sent home. That is impossible. You can’t just replace skilled workers," Baldoz told a news forum.
However, the "Saudisation" policy would affect mainly unskilled workers like manual labourers, janitors, drivers and gardeners, she added.
Saudi Arabia said last week it would stop granting work permits to Philippine and Indonesian maids after failing to agree on hiring conditions imposed by the Asian countries.
Baldoz said the maids ban would mainly affect new applicants and not those already working there.
However, the exact implications were still unclear and she said she hoped to negotiate with Saudi officials to minimise their effects.
The main issue appears to be the demand, backed by Philippine law, for a base monthly salary of 400 dollars for domestic workers, she said. Saudi Arabia rejects the salary floor, she added.
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