Beginning October 15, Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) will be able to process and download the Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) – a mandatory travel document for OFWs leaving the Philippines – from their smartphones, officials said during a townhall meeting at the Philippine Consulate General in Dubai on Friday night. Susan Ople, secretary of the newly-created Philippine Department of Migrant Workers
Continue readingThe Ministry of Human Resource and Social Development (MHRSD) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia values the significant contribution of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to economic and social development and shares the vision of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) of the Republic of the Philippines for a rights-based approach to labor migration. The DMW recognizes the labor reform initiatives
Continue readingThe Philippines and Saudi Arabia have agreed to resume the deployment of Filipino workers to the Kingdom by the first week of November. The agreement was reached after several days of bilateral discussions between Philippine and Saudi officials led by Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople and Minister for Human Resources and Social Development Minister Ahmad Bin Sulaiman Al-Rajhi. In a
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Agad na ipinatigil ng Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), sa pamumuno ni Secretary Susan V. Ople ng Department of Migrant Workers, ang operasyon ng Jed World Technical and Manpower Services Inc. (Jed Manpower) sa Nueva Ecija matapos makumpirma sa serye ng surveillance ang ilegal na pagrerecruit nito ng mga hotel, resort at agricultural worker patungong Europa. Inimbestigahan ng Anti-Illegal Recruitment
Continue readingThe Philippines and other Asian nations are not yet included in Taiwan’s latest list of countries eligible for visa-free entry. Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) spokesperson Joanne Ou on Wednesday said the Philippines was not technically suspended, rather its inclusion in the scheme, which lapsed in July 2022, has just yet to resume. “We didn’t ‘suspend’ it, most of
Continue readingThe Philippines and Singapore have agreed to hold exploratory talks on the hiring and deployment of nurses, medical professionals and other Filipino health care workers under a government-to-government arrangement. The agreement is contained in a Joint Communique signed Wednesday by Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople and Singaporean Health Minister Ong Ye Kung. “We acknowledge the recognition given by the Singaporean
Continue readingThe Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) received reports that jobseekers for overseas work have been victimized by online scams using names of licensed recruitment agencies. The scam involves individuals pretending to be staff or officers of licensed recruitment agencies. Said individuals would send e-mails, texts, or private messages with offers of overseas employment to unsuspecting jobseekers, who would be required
Continue readingIn celebration of the 122nd Philippine Civil Service Anniversary, the Civil Service Commission (CSC), in partnership with JobStreet.com, will conduct the 2022 Government Online Career Fair (GOCF). The GOCF is a week-long online event scheduled on 19-23 September 2022 during which government agencies and job seekers may converge virtual environment to exchange information about job openings. Government agencies from across the
Continue readingThe rendition of overtime work and the submission of sufficient proof that said work was actually performed are conditions to be satisfied before a seafarer could be entitled to overtime pay. The Supreme Court held that the correct criterion in determining whether or not seafarers are entitled to overtime pay is not whether they were on board and can not leave ship
Continue readingThe Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has released MARINA Advisory No. 2022-41 on 04 August 2022, urging all seafarers onboard ocean-going merchant ships, whose certificates are already expired from 01 July 2022, to request for revalidation via expedite application through their Licensed Manning Agencies (LMAs). Further, seafarers shall likewise submit the following to their respective LMAs in addition to the documentary
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