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Hong Kong is one of the most popular destinations for Filipino domestic workers. With its close proximity to the Philippines, relatively higher wages for domestic workers over other countries employing maids and is home to a large Filipino…

The Philippines is one of the very few countries, if not the only one, that has government agencies that look after its citizens working beyond its jurisdiction. From their recruitment and deployment (POEA) to their well-being and…

Here are the latest news updates about overseas Filipino workers in Hong Kong. Compiled and updated regularly by your team at Pinoy OFW. How Hong Kong Protests Impact Filipino Workers  As protests have hit Hong Kong for the 16th…

As member of OWWA for at least ten years and have not filed any claims or received benefits for themselves or their dependents, you may be eligible to receive rebate from the government agency. Here are the steps for OWWA members to…

Twenty-one foreign recruitment agencies and direct employers were blacklisted and 19 erring local recruitment firms were suspended or whose licenses were cancelled in a continuing bid by the government to rid the overseas placement industry…

President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law Republic Act 21199 otherwise known as An Act Establishing the Office for Social Welfare Attache and effectively amending Republic Act No. 8042, Otherwise Known as the Migrant Workers and Overseas…

President Rodrigo Duterte intends to place the process of recruitment of Overseas Filipino Workers under the control of the government by December of this year. The statement was made amidst numerous complaints against abusive and…

Contrary to many expectations that once a Filipino goes abroad and get paid salary higher than back home, many overseas Filipino workers go home barely able to save money. Why is it so? In ideal situations, a Filipino spends…

One common misconception about overseas Filipino workers is that once they start their employment abroad, they are free from debt mainly because they receive better wages, or start investing to maximize their income. Although this is…

Secretary Silvestre Bello III of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) bared that the agency is planning to deploy Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) to Japan within the next two months. He noted that delays in the deployment…