Blog Posts on ofws advisory
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POEA cancels license of 2 recruitment agencies by OFW Corner on Jan 31, 2012The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) ordered the cancellation of the licenses of two recruitment agencies for excessive collection of placement fees in violation of the POEA rules and regulations. The two recruitment agencies w...
Deployment Ban in 41 Countries by OFW Corner on Nov 4, 2011The POEA issued the deployment ban for the following countries: 1. Afghanistan2. Antigua and Barbuda3. Barbados4. Cambodia5. Cayman Islands6. Chad7. Croatia 8. Cuba9. Democratic People's Republic of Korea/North Korea10. Dominica11. East Tinor f...
POEA not offering loans to OFWs by OFW Corner on Sep 1, 2011Administrator Carlos S. Cao Jr. yesterday clarified that the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration has no lending facility for overseas Filipino workers after a suspect was nabbed allegedly for collecting fees from applicants for a cash loan...
Mandatory Evacuation of OFWs in Libya Ordered by OFW Corner on Aug 23, 2011The escalating political tension in Libya urged the Philippine government to raise the alert level in this Middle Eastern country to 4. This alert level demands mandatory evacuation and repatriation of Filipinos and the cost will be shouldered by the...
New Procedure in the Processing of Balik-Manggagawa Exit Clearance by OFW Corner on Jun 29, 2011Further to POEA Advisory No. 30, Series of 2011, on the revised procedures in the processing of Balik-manggagawa (BM) or returning workers, it is hereby clarified that the existing one-day processing of BM do...
Deployment of OFWs to Bahrain Now Allowed by OFW Corner on Jun 16, 2011The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) announced that deployment of both newly hired and returning OFWs to Bahrain is now allowed. This is because the government of Bahrain lifted the state of national security in the Middle Eastern...
Switzerland Sets New Salary for Domestic Helpers by OFW Corner on Dec 12, 2010Good news for Filipinos working as domestic helpers in Switzerland. The government of Switzerland announced that they have set a new minimum wage for domestic helpers. The move was made after numerous reports of widespread salary abuse. Listed below...
Recruiters cautioned on insurance law by OFW Corner on Dec 6, 2010With the recent implementation of Republic Act 10022, or the amended Migrant Worker's and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) is reminding overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to report any recruitm...
New certification rule for OFWs suspended by OFW Corner on Dec 4, 2010Vice President Jejomar Binay, Presidential Adviser for Overseas Filipino Worker Concerns, has announced the 60-day suspension of the implementation of the required certification of host countries where overseas Filipinos workers (OFWs) applied. Binay...
POEA asked to halt deployment to South Korea by OFW Corner on Nov 26, 2010A recruitment and migration expert has called on the government to halt the deployment of Filipinos to South Korea in the wake of a North Korean military attack there that killed 4 people. A recruitment industry spokesman Emmanuel S. Geslani urged t...
