“We know that Saudi Arabia is leading the campaign to change the kafala system. So their talk centered on how to strengthen the protection of Filipino workers in Saudi Arabia,” Roque said.
Kafala is a practice in most Middle East nations wherein a migrant worker is required to get a sponsor before they could work in the said countries.
The scheme is prone to be abused since the sponsors could exert unreasonable control on the movement and employment of migrant workers.