By | Jul. 05, 2014 at 12:01am THE Labor Department on Friday advised the Filipino workers in South Africa to prepare for evacuation following an Ebola outbreak there that has claimed 467 lives.
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration also suspended the deployment of newly-hired Filipino workers bound for Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone after the Department of Foreign Affairs raised the Crisis Alert Level to Alert Level 2 following the Ebola outbreak in those countries.
“I urge [the Filipino workers] in those countries to limit their movements and avoid public places to prevent their exposure to the disease,” Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said.
“It will also be wise for them to prepare for evacuation. The [Labor Department} is working closely with [Foreign Affairs] in ensuring the safety and well-being of [the Filipinos in those countries.”
POEA records showed that from January 2012 to May 2014, there were 880 Filipino workers in Guinea, 632 in Liberia and 1,979 in Sierra Leone, but no Filipino has been afflicted with the disease...
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