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Returning OFWs May Now Process Papers in Malls – POEA
Overseas Filipino workers (OFW) vacationing in the country may now process their travel documents in at least two major malls in Metro Manila, according to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration… Read more
Binay Wants to Allow HK Firms to Service OFW Insurance
Vice President Jejomar Binay has ordered the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and other agencies to consider allowing Hong Kong-based firms to service the insurance requirements of the newly… Read more
Taiwan, HK OFWs Hit Additional Insurance Coverage
Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Taiwan, like their counterparts in Hong Kong, are seeking exemption from the mandatory insurance coverage imposed by the Philippine government, saying that it would lead… Read more
Massive Drop in Hiring OFWs Seen in 2010
The recruitment industry warned of massive drop in hiring of Filipino workers abroad in the last months of 2010 after the government rejected calls to suspend implementation of the mandatory… Read more
Baldoz, Binay to Discuss Mandatory OFW Insurance
Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz will meet with Vice President Jejomar Binay to thresh out the problem involving mandatory insurance for overseas Filipino workers. Baldoz said the meeting will be held… Read more
Protesting Recruiters Set to Suspend Sending Filipino Workers Abroad
The Philippines’ biggest group of recruiters said it will stop sending workers abroad indefinitely starting Monday to protest “exorbitant” premium rates being imposed on them by three insurance consortia. In… Read more
POEA on Mandatory Insurance: We’re Just Implementing Law
Amid mounting criticism against the government’s new policy on mandatory insurance for overseas workers, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) on Monday maintained it is merely implementing the law. Republic… Read more
Government Agencies Powerless Over Canada ‘Immigration Consultants’
Citing lack of jurisdiction, government agencies responsible for deployment of Filipinos remain powerless over recruiters claiming to help easy entry to Canada. Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said foreign and local… Read more
Philippines Removes Ban on Deployment of Au Pairs in Europe
The country’s overseas employment authority has lifted the 13-year ban on the recruitment and deployment of au pairs (domestic assistants) to selected European countries. The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA)… Read more
Crisis Continues to Haunt OFW Families
Good things never last; bad things linger. So says two economists on the impact of the US economic recession on the cash position of overseas Filipino workers and their families…. Read more
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