Overseas Filipino Workers in Lebanon urge the Philippine government to fast track its repatriation program as tension and violence continue to escalate between Israel and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
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00:00Overseas Filipino workers in Lebanon urge the Philippine government to fast-track its
00:06repatriation program as tensions and violence continue to escalate between Israel and Lebanese
00:11militant group Hezbollah.
00:13Some OFWs complain about the quote, very slow process involving the Foreign Affairs Department,
00:18the Department of Migrant Workers and the Philippine Embassy in Lebanon.
00:22In August, the Philippine Embassy urged Filipinos to leave the country immediately while the
00:26airport remains operational.
00:28OFWs say exit clearances, which are assessed by Lebanon's immigration, are highly dependent
00:33on feedback from their employers, who usually refuse to let them go.
00:38There are over 11,000 documented OFWs in Lebanon.
00:41As of September 15, the DMW says 403 OFWs and 55 dependents have been repatriated from
00:48Lebanon.