The stakeholders in the recruitment industry can be divided into several groups:

1. Primary groups

These are licensed agencies, the foreign employers or principals, and the migrant workers. Overseeing the various activities of these key groups are the different government agencies mandated to ensure the protection of workers.

2. Secondary groups

A. Intermediaries

Foreign placement agencies or management companies which act as the interface between the Philippine agents and the direct employers. In certain places (for example, Taiwan, China), they are known as licensed brokers. The major distinction between a foreign placement agency and a broker lies in the fact that the former may be registered by POEA as an accredited principal after complying with certain requirements. This is common practice among foreign placement agencies supplying household workers.

B. Training Centers

C.Medical clinics

These clinics conduct physical examinations of departing contract workers, while the training centers groom their talents to become performing artists. Migrant workers are assisted by non-governmental organizations which are non-profit-making. Licensed agencies have their respective industry associations.

The existence of mechanisms to ensure the smooth outflow of workers has not protected the industry from the presence of illegal recruiters. These are unlicensed individuals familiar with the requirements and procedures of overseas employment, who are able to talk convincingly to applicants. The identities of these individuals become known only when formal reports or complaints are made. Hence, they remain largely unaccounted for.

Source:

International Labour Organization (Chapter 2: The Philippine recruitment industry)