The Philippines government announced Wednesday that Philippine workers will be banned from working in the following countries which do not provide satisfactory protections against labor abuse.

1. Afghanistan

2. Antigua and Barbuda

3. Barbados

4. Cambodia

5. Cayman Islands

6. Chad

7. Croatia

8. Cuba

9. North Korea

10. Dominica

11. East Timor/Timor Leste

12. Eritrea

13. Haiti

14. India

15. Iraq

16. Kyrgyzstan

17. Lebanon

18. Lesotho

19. Libya

20. Mali

21. Mauritania

22. Montenegro

23. Mozambique

24. Nauru

25. Nepal

26. Niger

27. Pakistan

28. Palestinian Territories

29. Serbia

30. St. Kitts and Nevis

31. St. Lucia

32. St. Vincent & the Grenadines

33. Sudan

34. Swaziland

35. Tajikistan

36. Tonga

37. Turks and Caicos

38. Tuvalu

39. US Virgin Islands

40. Vanuata

41. Zimbabwe