Philippine Immigration

MANILA, Philippines-The Bureau of Immigration has banned from the country an Egyptian job recruiter allegedly responsible for the deployment of scores of Filipino domestic helpers who later suffered abuse at the hands of their employers.

Immigration Commissioner Marcelino Libanan said he issued an order placing Magdy Rassekh on the bureau's blacklist to prevent him from reentering the Philippines and victimizing more Filipino workers.

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