Manila, Feb. 6 -- The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has reinforced its commitment to expanding employment opportunities and enhancing protections for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) as more countries express interest in hiring skilled Filipino workers.

During a media briefing at the DMW office in Makati City on Thursday, DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said the Philippines had a successful engagement with 40 other ministers from various countries on the sidelines of the Global Labor Market Conference held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Jan. 29-30.

"We had a flurry of bilateral negotiations, proud to say, with 10 host countries or countries hosting OFWs in this Global Labor Market Conference in Riyadh," he said.

DMW Undersecretary for ...