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POEA Advisories: Suspended Agency and Blacklisted US-Based Companies
Jun 26, 2012
 POEA suspends the license of FMJ International for violating the POEA Rules and Regulations Governing the Recruitment and Employment of Land-based Overseas Workers. The complaint against the said agency was initiated by POEA chief, Hans Leo Cacdac Jr. based on a letter sent by Mr. Semean Dahdal, human resource manager of Aqaba Grand Stores in Amman, Jordan.
New Bill Demands Additional Contribution for OFWs
Jun 20, 2012
 Congressman Ma. Theresa Bonoan David of Manila has proposed a law that aims to amend the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Emergency Repatriation Fund.
POEA: No More Deployment Ban in 18 Countries
Jun 18, 2012
 Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) can now be deployed to at least 18 countries that were previously declared “unsafe” destinations for OFWs. According to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) Administrator Hans Cacdac, the POEA governing board finally approved a resolution that would allow deployment of OFWs to 31 more countries
More Than 30 Recruitment Firms Lose POEA License
May 27, 2012
 The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) is working hard to curb illegal recruitment in the country. The government agency is closely monitoring if POEA recruitment agencies follow the fair policies of overseas deployment. For this reason, the POEA had cancelled the licenses of 21 recruitment agencies and suspended 12 others from January to May 2012. 
POEA: No More OEC System for OFWs Soon
May 26, 2012
To speed up the processing procedure for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) would soon abolish the system of Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC).
NSCB Survey: Majority of OFWs are Young, Slight Number Getting Older
May 21, 2012
In a report released by the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB), majority of the Filipinos going overseas to work are young, but the trend of the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who are getting older are slightly growing.  
OFWs Can Now Work in Northern Iraq and Libya
May 15, 2012
 Filipinos can now be deployed in Libya and in Northern Iraq (Iraqi Kurdistan Region) as the government lifts the deployment ban in the said countries.  
Filipino Domestic Helpers Protests Against New UK Immigration Policy
May 11, 2012
   A number of Filipino domestic helpers and their supporters in United Kingdom (UK) expressed their dismay against the latest amendments in the immigration laws of UK for overseas domestic workers (ODW) by staging a protest to the Houses of Parliament in the heart of the London borough of the City of Westminster.
POEA Files Illegal Recruitment Case against Recruitment Agencies, 9 Individuals
May 10, 2012
 For deploying Filipino workers to Syria despite the existing deployment ban, recruitment agencies and nine (9) individuals are now facing illegal recruitment cases filed by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA).
DOLE: 100,000 Jobs Up For Grabs at Labor Day Job Fair
Apr 19, 2012
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is inviting all jobseekers to attend the DOLE’s Job and Livelihood fair on May 1 at World Trade Center, Pasay City. This yearly event to commemorate Labor Day will also be held in other provinces through DOLE regional offices.
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