Blog Posts on ofw warnings
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POEA closes 2 recruitment agencies by The OFW Center on May 12, 2012After cancelling the license of two recruitment agencies, the POEA found out that these two agencies still operate and preying on our own kababayans.Because of this, the POEA finally closed the operations of Northwest Placement Inc. and Rea...
POEA Files Case against Illegal Recruiters to Syria by OFW Abroad on May 9, 2012For deploying Filipino workers toSyriadespite the existing deployment ban, recruitment agencies and nine (9) individuals are now facing illegal recruitment cases filed by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA). The POEA Administrato...
Warning for OFWs who Want to Work in Egypt by OFW Abroad on Mar 27, 2012The POEA Chief, Hans Leo Cacdac reminds all Filipino workers who wish to work in Egypt to make sure they have a valid work visa before heading to this European country for employment purposes. A report from the Philippine Embassy in Cairo said that t...
POEA lifts deployment ban on 3 countries by The OFW Center on Mar 26, 2012Some good news to OFWs: The POEA was recently instructed by the POEA Governing Board to lift the deployment ban of OFWs in Libya, Nigeria and South Sudan. It instructed the POEA to resume the processing of documents of OFWs that are heade...
Syria bans OFWs by The OFW Center on Mar 22, 2012Filipino workers from the Philippines are no longer allowed to work in Syria, according to Decision Order No. 500 released by the Syrian Ministry of Interior.This was reported by the Philippine Embassy in Damascus. As reported, the DFA already...
OFWs: No Longer Allowed to Work in Syria by OFW Abroad on Mar 21, 2012A report from the Philippine Embassy in Damascus said that the government of war-torn Syria would no longer issue entry visas to foreign workers from the Philippines. The DFA statement said, “The Philippine Embassy in Damascus reported to the Depar...
POEA warns of fake recruitment-emails by The OFW Center on Mar 13, 2012POEA Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac said an e-mail congratulating an applicant for being selected for a specific job he or she did not apply for reeks of a recruitment scam.The POEA advises jobseekers to think twice before replying to e-mails with the...
POEA penalizes 11 recruitment agencies by The OFW Center on Mar 6, 2012In its Press Release, POEA Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac has ordered the preventive suspension of Reajent Manpower Services due to the non-valid job orders it promised in Australia. 40 jobseekers filed nine (9) recruitment violation cases again...
12 Characteristics of an Illegal Recruiter by OFW Abroad on Feb 11, 2012The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) is serious to end the bad endeavors of illegal recruiters. Just last week, POEA have terminated the licenses of two recruitment agencies due to excessive collection of placement fees in violati...
License of Two Agencies, Cancelled by POEA by OFW Abroad on Feb 5, 2012In an advisory that appeared in the official website of POEA, the government agency announced the cancellation of licenses of two recruitment agencies, the Lucky International Placement Services Inc. and Tai-Fil Manpower Services Inc. The reason for...
