The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) issued an advisory against fake recruiters that targets aspiring overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).
Swindlers posing as legitimate recruiters on the net usually offer fake jobs for United Kingdom. The scammers are able to victimize workers by sending a bogus job offer via email. To process work permit and travel documents, they demand immediate payment. After the unsuspecting victim sends the payment, the email sender stops communicating, leaving the worker stunned with the lost money and realization that they have just been scammed.
According to the Philippine Embassy in London, a number of Filipino workers have been victimized by a certain Global Logistics and Trading Shipping Co., Ltd. which turned out to be an unlicensed UK company.
To avoid being victimized, always check the job orders with POEA first and do not send money right away. Also, always be cautious of offers that are too good to be true.
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The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) recently issued a reminder for all overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and returning OFWs. The first advisory reminds OFWs to be cautious in accepting job orders that sems to be too good to be true while the latter discourages OFWs from being over-friendly to foreigners. Read the complete advisory here.
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The OFW Family Club (OFWFC), presents K.I.N.A.L.A.S.A.N. or Kababaihang Iniwan NA ng LAlaking Sumama SA ibang Nililiyag, which aims to give recognition to the wives and mothers of OFWs who raise their children as virtual single parents.
This March, also known as International Women’s Month, the OFWFC will commemorate these women and those who are in need of livelihood/business opportunities and guidance on managing funds from remittances with a major event.
With the theme, “Babae–Pamilya Mo Ipaglaban Mo,” the event will offer counseling, character development seminars, livelihood training, free medical/dental/legal consultation, exhibit booths, and entertainment.
The gathering will take place at Hobbies of Asia, Macapagal Highway, on Saturday, March 28 (from 12 p.m.) and will be hosted by KBP Dove award-winning tandem Marvin & Hannah, plus women’s advocates and female icons like Sen. Loren Legarda and Susan “Toots” Ople, founder of the Blas Ople Policy Center. The event is open to the public and welcomes anyone looking to support the cause.
For inquiries, visit the OFW Family Club Head Office at Unit 101, 1986 Taft Office Center Building, Taft Avenue corner Gil Puyat, Pasay or call (02) 526-7522/ (02) 526-7515/0918-790-3513.
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All overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) go through a rigorous medical examination before their employment documents can be processed. It is therefore important to be aware of the list of diseases that would make OFWs unfit to work in Gulf countries.
This was recently announced by the Gulf Cooperation Council-(GCC) Accredited Medical Clinics Association (Gamca). The OFWs and other foreign workers from other Asian countries are required to pass the medical tests conducted only by Gamca clinics.
Countries included in the GCC are the following: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Click here to view the list of diseases that make OFWs unfit to work in GCC countries.
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