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The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Wednesday said it will seek the approval of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to shorten the quarantine period of returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), especially for those who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). “Usually our vacationing OFWs are given one month vacation. If you

Recognizing opportunities in every crisis, the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Japan trained migrant Filipino workers on food specialty, real estate, and online learning which are considered ‘bestseller’ businesses this ‘new normal.’ Dubbed ‘Negosyong Patok Ngayong COVID-19: The Champion Mindset,’ POLO – Japan conducted the training in collaboration with the Philippine Trade and Investment Centers (PTIC) and in Tokyo

The biggest group of medical technologists in the US is seeking a review by Philippine officials of the cap on the deployment of health care workers (HCW) to America, the labor department reported yesterday. Labor Attaché Angela Librado Trinidad of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Washington D.C. said the Philippine Association of Medical Technologists (PAMET) made the request

Patuloy na lumalawak ang merkado sa paggawa ng Pilipinas sa Europa sa paglagda ng isang Memorandum of Understanding sa pagitan nina Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III at Romanian Embassy Chargè d’Affaires Mihail B. Sion upang kumuha ng mas maraming overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) para sa Romania. Ang ginanap na paglalagda ng kasunduan sa pagitan ng Department of Labor and Employment

The Philippine labor market in Europe continues to expand as Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III and Romanian Embassy Chargè d’Affaires Mihail B. Sion sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to hire more overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) for Romania. The signing ceremony between the Department of Labor and Employment and Romanian Ministry of Labor and Social Protection held last week is

The Philippines currently has bilateral agreements with seven countries in Europe which are seen to provide more employment opportunities for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Monday. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, in a news release, said the latest memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed with the Romanian government through Romanian Embassy Chargè

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is “willing to recommend” the increase of deployment cap of healthcare workers overseas as urged by medical groups. The temporary deployment cap of 5,000 was imposed last year to ensure that the country will not run out of medical workers. “Actually, that subject has been a matter of discussion by a technical working

Authorities saved three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were suffering from alleged abuse by their employer in Kuwait. On JP Soriano’s “24 Oras” report, the victims first reported about their complaints against their employer to GMA News last June 11. They said their employer imprisoned them and started hitting them after they asked if they can resign from work. Aside

About 10,000 foreign workers on temporary visas are being allowed to stay in the country for another six months to help ease labour shortages while the border remains shut. Migrants on Working Holiday and Supplementary Seasonal Employment visas due to expire between 21 June and the end of December will have their visas automatically extended. Those on a Seasonal Employment

THE Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has launched the updated version of OFW Handbook, which will serve as an important guide and reference for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) on their work abroad, specially amid the global pandemic. “This OFW Handbook is a useful reference and guide for our OFWs on their overseas employment, particularly in providing them relevant information on