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. The lifting means that the gobvernment deemed tyhe two countries to be safe for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

This development is expected to open more overseas job opportunities for Filipino workers. Reports from recruitment leaders say that thousands of job orders for hotel and medical workers are already waiting for OFWs in Northern Iraq and Libya.

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The chief of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), Carlos Cao Jr. said that the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in 41 countries is currently banned.

However, the official report identifying the 41 countries is yet to be released.

The POEA halts the deployment in 41 counties because of their failure to comply with the requirements that are stated in Republic Act 10022 or the Amended Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995.

When will POEA release the list countries where OFW deployment is banned?

All Filipinos going to Bangkok, Thailand as tourists can expect a more rigorous screening process as the Philippine government recently ordered the Bureau of Immigration to conduct a thorough screening of all Bangkok-bound Filipino tourists. This move is in response to the report that the said city is being used as a transit point for “tourist workers.”

The term “tourist workers” refer to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) without proper working documents. These OFWs usually go out of the country as tourists but with the real intention of finding employment abroad.

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The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) issued an advisory to remind aspiring OFWs to be cautious of scams that promises lucrative job offers in Spain.

The Labor chief, Rosalinda Baldoz said in an article posted in the official website of DOLE, “The prospects for the employment of migrants in Spain is not good, so Filipinos who may be eyeing work in Spain should not believe any information saying otherwise.”

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