Archive for the Illegal Recruitment Category
No Pinoy Domestic Helpers Allowed in China and Mongolia
Job offers for Filipinos as domestic helpers bound for China and Mongolia should not be entertained, according to Philippine officials stationed in those countries. That’s because working as domestic helpers is considered unlawful in China and Mongolia.
Sunset in Ulan Bator, Mongolia
In a report to the Department of Foreign Affairs, Philippine Ambassador to China Francisco Benedicto [...]
Say No to Religious Visas for Jobs in Korea
An apparent loophole in the Korean visa system can allow Filipinos to work in the country using religious visa. However, POEA through administrator Jennifer Manalili has warned against such practice. The warning stemmed after the agency started investigating a complaint letter filed by victim Lorie Humaynon against two people identified as Cho Chang Kuy and [...]
Job Vacancies in Spain for Filipinos: Beware of Previsto Ferrocariel Guiscoanagin
If you happen to receive an email coming from Previsto Ferrocariel Guiscoanagin using the email address espanolconsulate@europe.com inviting you to apply for jobs available in Spain, be cautioned. This is the statement released by the Department of Foreign Affairs, after citing reports from the Philippine Embassy in Spain.
The said dubious company has been trying to [...]
Markel-Power International: Beware of non-existent jobs abroad
Got a job offer that’s too good to be true? Think again, that could be far from the truth.
A scam directed to job seekers looking for vacancies in a purported German company was unveiled by the Philippine embassy in Berlin.
In a report to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the embassy said the two Filipinas [...]
No Russian Olympic Committee Jobs for Filipinos
So you want to work in Russia, eh?
And you think you are in heaven when you received an e-mail from somebody who claims to be connected with the Russian Olympic Committee. He says there is a job for you at the Russian Olympic Committee. Perhaps for the love of harsh Siberian winter, beautiful Russian women [...]
7 Ways To Detect Possible Illegal Recruitment
We have always read news about Filipinos aspiring to work abroad, promised of high paying jobs abroad, only to find out that they have been duped of hard-earned resources by unscrupulous groups and individuals. Why do these illegal recruitment activities continue to proliferate, despite stiff punishments set by the government and apparently more people aware [...]
Beware of Non-existent Jobs Abroad
As storm-hit residents try to seek jobs abroad to help rebuild families devastated by typhoons Pepeng and Ondoy, many of them are easily lured to jobs abroad that don’t exist at all.
“We continue to receive information about bogus job offers to Malaysia, Maldives, Syria and Italy,” said the foundation’s head, Susan Ople, as she warns [...]