Revised POEA Rules Allow Deployment of More HSWs
MANILA, Philippines – More Filipino household service workers (HSWs) can now work in the Middle East, an official said yesterday.
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has revised existing recruitment regulations to allow the hiring of more Filipino HSWs overseas.
POEA officer-in-charge Bernard Olalia said they opted to amend the rules due to the growing demand for HSWs from foreign employers, particularly in the Middle East.
“Upon the request of foreign recruitment agencies, we increased our accreditation so we could deploy more Filipino workers abroad,” Olalia said in an interview.
Olalia noted that many of those deployed abroad each year are domestic workers.
From 1.8 million in 2015, Olalia said, recorded overseas deployment rose to 2.1 million in 2016.
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“The biggest chunk of the 2.1 million are domestic helpers followed by health workers then semi-skilled workers,” Olalia noted.
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello said the POEA has approved a governing board resolution permitting foreign placement agencies to be accredited with four licensed local recruitment agencies while an employer may be accredited with a maximum of five licensed recruitment agencies.
(Source: PhilStar.com)