Philippine recruitment agencies pressed for changes to the digital system that channels Filipino workers into Saudi Arabia during a July 14, 2026 dialogue in Mandaluyong City, where agency representatives brought forward complaints, questions, and their own proposals for fixing recruitment bottlenecks.
Their recommendations landed in front of a visiting Saudi delegation from Takamol Company, which had come to lay out a set of proposed revisions to Musaned, the online recruitment platform used to hire Filipinos for jobs in the Kingdom. Takamol Portfolio Director Faisal Aleshaiwy headed the group, joined by Vice President for Strategic Partnership Ahmad Alangari and Strategic Partnership Officer Abdulelah Alabidi.
Beyond the platform tweaks, the Saudi side floated a plan to assess recruitment agencies against recruitment and employment standards, a compliance measure aimed at tightening who operates within the system.
Much of the discussion turned on the practical difficulties workers and agencies run into, with both sides weighing steps that could reinforce worker protection and push recruitment toward cleaner practices. The revisions Takamol presented were framed as a way to smooth procedures for Filipino applicants and for the agencies handling their placements.
The session ran out of the DMW’s Blas F. Ople Building, drawing Migrant Workers Offices based in Saudi Arabia into the conversation through an online link. On the Philippine government’s side, the dialogue was attended by DMW Officer-in-Charge Undersecretary Bernard P. Olalia, Undersecretary Jainal T. Rasul Jr., and Assistant Secretaries Julyn S. Ambito-Fermin and Levinson P. Alcantara.
