OFW News

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) just released a paper, “Repatriating Filipino Migrant Workers in the Time of the Pandemic.” The paper lauds the Philippines for best practices in repatriating Filipino migrant workers and cited three of these: a) Philippine recruitment agencies as partners in the repatriation of OFWs; b) the use of online and social media to provide information

Employers in the region of Kyushu, the southernmost and third largest island of Japan, prefer Filipino workers for their industriousness and fast learning ability. In a post outreach mission report, the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Osaka, cited the employers’ preference in the region for Filipino workers for their industry and ability to learn fast. “The employers were very

For refusing to settle the complaint of a Filipino household service worker (HSW), the Department of Labor and Employment’s Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Singapore issued a notice of suspension to a Singapore-based employment agency. POLO suspended Union United Employment Pte Ltd for its refusal to settle the complaint of a Pinay HSW. The aggrieved OFW alleged that the

Filipino workers overseas continue to reap recognition and accolades for their exemplary industry and work ethics even in the face of the global pandemic, the labor department reported on Thursday. And Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III is all praises to the growing roster of OFWs being awarded by host countries for performing their jobs well despite the challenges posed by

The Labor Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) of the Kingdom of Bahrain announced that it has resumed the recruitment of domestic workers on Monday, September 14, lifting the temporary suspension last March due to COVID-19 pandemic, the labor department said yesterday. It said the announcement was made a month after the renewal of the issuance of work permits of expatriate skilled

Nakatanggap ng tulong para sa unemployment benefit ang mga Pilipinong manggagawa sa Singapore na nawalan ng trabaho dahil sa krisis sa COVID-19 mula sa Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) at sa Social Security System sa nasabing bansa. Inisyuhan ang mga OFW ng Certificate of Involuntary Separation, isang requirement para sa mga kuwalipikadong OFW na miyembro ng SSS upang makuha ang

Filipino workers in Singapore who were displaced from their jobs due to the COVID-19 crisis received unemployment benefit assistance from the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) and the Social Security System in the city-state. The OFWs were issued with a Certificate of Involuntary Separation, a requirement for qualified OFW SSS members to claim the benefit. The SSS unemployment benefit is

The government of Bahrain has foot the bill for the repatriation of displaced overseas Filipino workers affected by the closure of about 8,000 establishments in the kingdom, the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) reported on Thursday. It said the POLO and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) had closely worked with Bahrain’s Labor Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) for the repatriation

Trust the tough Pinoys to turn crisis into opportunities. Inspired by the enthusiasm of migrant workers and support of the Filipino communities, the labor department’s Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Korea ventured into business and financial learnings for pandemic-stricken Pinoys in the Asian neighbor. Dubbed “The Happy Pandepreneur: Paano Maging Negosyante sa Gitna ng Pandemya,” Labor Attaché Maya Valderrama said

Two overseas Filipino workers were honored in Taiwan during the annual search for Outstanding Migrant Workers by the Taipei City’s Labor Affairs Department, the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Taiwan reported on Friday. The OFWs joined hundreds of model and outstanding Taiwanese workers and labor unions who were conferred with similar distinction in the Taiwan capital recently. Evelyn G. Kaguitla,