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Starting today, Hong Kong is opening its doors again to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Labor attaché Melchor Dizon said 3,000 stranded OFWs can now enter Hong Kong, with its government ready to lift the travel ban on the Philippines. But Dizon said more OFWs may be allowed to travel to Hong Kong since the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) continues

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) warned aspiring overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) against a social media account offering jobs in Japan. In a Facebook post, the agency also reminded job applicants particularly abroad that many countries are not yet accepting foreign workers due to the pandemic. “In this era of Covid-19, there are not so many jobs in Japan. Borders

Some 350,000 job opportunities are open to migrant workers, including overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Japan, the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Tokyo reported on Friday. In a virtual forum, Labor Attaché Marie Rose Escalada said Japan is looking to hire foreign workers under the Special Skilled Worker (SSW) visa. “The SSW was introduced in April 2019 and (took)

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) through its government hiring facility has deployed the first batch of Filipino homebased caregivers to Israel. A total of 48 from the 403 hired caregivers are set to arrive to Israel on July 28, 2021 to provide skilled caregiving assistance to the persons with disabilities (PWDs), including elderly disabled persons in the said country.

The Philippines will waste no time in sending overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Israel following the lifting of the temporary suspension of OFW deployment to that country. In a statement Thursday, July 15, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III noted that Israel is very much in need of care workers and other service workers since it

Thousands of Filipinos sign online petition to lift travel ban from UAE to Philippines Filipinos stranded in the UAE because of the extended travel restrictions imposed by the Philippine government can apply to be included in the three remaining available repatriation flights this month. A chartered flight funded by the Philippine government is scheduled to leave Dubai on Monday, July

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is set to lift the temporary suspension of deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Israel anytime soon. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the decision was based on their assessment indicating it is safe again to send Filipino workers, particularly caregivers and tourism workers there. “Anytime now (it will be lifted). To

Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) – especially in the UAE and Taiwan — are being warned against unscrupulous recruiters indulging in a third-party hiring scheme including jobs in Poland, according to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA). “It has come to the attention of this administration that many Filipino workers working abroad (reportedly especially those in Taiwan and the United Arab

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Tuesday announced that the agency is now in charge of validating vaccination cards of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW). Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said OFWs should submit their vaccination cards and other documents through Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO), DOLE’s overseas operating arm, for them to be qualified on the shorter quarantine

SSS started its coverage for OFWs in 1995, initially for voluntary membership. However, effective March 2019, SSS coverage is now compulsory for all sea- and land-based OFWs, provided they are not yet over 60 years of age, as defined under Republic Act (RA) 8042, also known as the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995, and its 2010 amendment,