Illegal Recruiters Abound: Beware of Job Offers in China, Spain, Mongolia and South Korea

If you are one of the Filipino workers who are dreaming of working abroad, then be aware that you are a target of unscrupulous individuals who earns a living by making false promises to their victims. Government agencies recently issued a number of advisories for different countries because of rising number of reports from the poor victims.

Filipinos should be very careful about accepting job offers in the following countries- Spain, China, Mongolia and South Korea. Illegal recruiter are on the loose so read on to be aware of their new schemes.
 
Fake Job Offers in Spain

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has issued a warning about accepting job offer in a European country- this time in Spain. According to the DFA, they have received a report from the Philippine Embassy in Madrid that unscrupulous groups sends job offer to a non existent job in Spain thru email and make it appear that it comes from the Philippine Embassy.

The report also said that the illegal recruiter is operating under the business name of Ferrocariel Guiscoanagin with address at Calle Placentinos 18B 32005, Barcelona, Spain. They are also using a fake email address: espanolconsulate@europe.com.

The Philippine Consulate General has verified to the DFA that there is no such address in Spain. The DFA reminds the public to always check the veracity of the job offer with the POLO of the country of destination.

No Jobs for Domestic Helpers in China and Mongolia
 
Filipinos who wants to work in China and Mongolia as a domestic helper are also warned against job offers because according to the Philippine officials there, these kind of jobs is considered illegal in the said countries.
 
The Ambassador of the Philippines to China, Francisco Benedicto, reported to the DFA that officials of the two Asian countries prohibited the hiring of foreign household workers because they wanted to stop the rise of illegal workers.

Benedicto said, “Filipinos who are promised jobs as domestic helpers in China and Mongolia are always in danger of being arrested because foreign nationals are not allowed to work as domestic helpers in China and Mongolia."

Those who will be found violating this law faces deportation and payment of fines. In China, overstaying workers and those without legal working documents are required to pay 5,000 yuan or Php33,000. eanwhile violators in Mongolia are asked to pay USD 30 or Php 1384 a day.


Religious Visa Can’t Be Used To Work in South Korea

If you want to work in any foreign country, it is always a must that you have a working visa. Without proper documents, your employment in a foreign country is illegal . So for recruiters who offers employment in South Korea by giving applicants a religious visa should not be entertained.

Applicants for overseas work have been warned against promises of employment in South Korea through the issuance of a religious visa. The POEA reported that they have received complaints that a number of Korean citizens have offered employment to Filipino applicants and then disappeared. The illegal recruiters who were identified as Cho Chang Kuy and Oh Gyuk Su apparently collected more than Php 7 million from their victims.