A STUDY ON THE INFLUENCE OF MIGRANTE INTERNATIONAL ON THE PHILIPPINE FOREIGN POLICY TOWARDS SAUDI ARABIA ON THE FILIPINO DOMESTIC WORKERS’ RIGHTS AGAINST LABOR AND

WELFARE RELATED CASES FROM 2006-2010

A ThesisPresented to the

Department of Social SciencesFaculty of Arts and LettersUniversity of Santo Tomas

In Partial Fulfillment of the RequirementsFor the Degree

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science

By

Mila Marciana G. AsiddaoValerie Fe L. EnriquezRowie Jane G. Nuval

University of Santo TomasFaculty of Arts and LettersPolitical Science Program

5 March 2012

Manila, Philippines

DECLARATION

The undersigned researchers declare that the Thesis entitled

A Study on the Influence of Migrante International on the Philippine Foreign Policy towards Saudi Arabia on the Filipino Domestic

Workers’ rights against labor and welfare related cases from 2006-2010

is an authentic record of an original research work carried out by the researchers under

the supervision of PROF. JAIME M. JIMENEZ, PH.D. This has not been presented for

any other degree or diploma earlier.

Mila Marciana G. Asiddao

Valerie Fe L. Enriquez

Rowie Jane G. Nuval

University of Santo TomasFaculty of Arts and Letters

University of Santo TomasFaculty of Arts and Letters5 March 2012

APPROVAL SHEET

The thesis attached hereto, entitled, “A Study on the Influence of Migrante International

on the Philippine Foreign Policy towards Saudi Arabia on the Filipino Domestic Workers’

rights against labor and welfare related cases from 2006-2010,” is an authentic record of

original work carried out by Mila Marciana G. Asiddao, Valerie Fe L. Enriquez and Rowie

Jane G. Nuval under my guidance and supervision during the period of June 2011 to

March 2012 in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts

in Political Science under the Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Letters,

University of Santo Tomas, is hereby accepted. The work presented in this thesis has not

been submitted for any degree or diploma earlier.

ASSOC. PROF. JAIME M. JIMENEZ, PH.D.Thesis Adviser

ASST. PROF. DENNIS C. CORONACION, M.A.Panelist

ASST. PROF. JEREMIAH OPINIANOPanelist

ASST. PROF. MA. ZENIA M. RODRIGUEZ, M.EMAcademic Coordinator, Political Science Program

University of Santo TomasFaculty of Arts and Letters5 March 2012