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  2. Philippine Overseas Employment Administration - Wikipedia

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    The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration was established in 1982 through Executive Order No. 797. The goal of the agency's establishment was to promote and monitor the overseas employment of Filipino workers. [3] The POEA was reorganized in 1987 through Executive Order No. 247 in order to respond to changing markets and economic ...

  3. Overseas Filipino Worker - Wikipedia

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    Overseas Filipino Worker ( OFW) is a term often used to refer to Filipino migrant workers, people with Filipino citizenship who reside in another country for a limited period of employment. [3] The number of these workers was roughly 1.77 million between April and September 2020. Of these, female workers comprised a larger portion, making up 59 ...

  4. Philippine labor migration policy - Wikipedia

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    The labor migration policy of the Philippine government allows and encourages emigration. The Department of Foreign Affairs, which is one of the government's arms of emigration, grants Filipinos passports that allow entry to foreign countries. In 1952, the Philippine government formed the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) as ...

  5. Labor policy in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The Philippine Overseas Employment Agency is the Department of Labor and Employment's arm that administers to the overseas employment of Filipino workers. It aims to ensure and protect the migrant workers' rights and welfare. It is also tasked to promote, develop and supervise the government's overseas employment program. Labor unions

  6. Department of Migrant Workers - Wikipedia

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    www .dmw .gov .ph. The Department of Migrant Workers ( Filipino: Kagawaran ng Manggagawang Mandarayuhan, [4] abbreviated as DMW) is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the protection of the rights and promote the welfare of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) and their families. The department was created under the ...

  7. List of deployment bans on Overseas Filipino Workers

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    Deployment of "skilled" and "semi-skilled" were allowed on May 12 [9] and the ban was completely lifted on May 16. [10] Partial. May 12, 2018 – May 16, 2018. Libya. Total. February 22, 2011 – December 20, 2011. POEA suspended the deployment of Filipino workers to Libya due to political unrest. In December 2011, workers in the medical and ...

  8. Overseas Employment Certificate - Wikipedia

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    The Overseas Employment Certificate is a mandatory document for all OFWS, both new hires and returning OFWs, also known as Balik Manggagawa (BM). It has been a requirement since the 1980s. In the Philippine, it can be obtained through the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration and other authorized processing centers. BMs can also acquire ...

  9. Department of Labor and Employment (Philippines) - Wikipedia

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    The Department of Labor and Employment ( Filipino: Kagawaran ng Paggawa at Empleo, [2] commonly abbreviated as DOLE) is one of the executive departments of the Philippine government mandated to formulate policies, implement programs and services, and serve as the policy-coordinating arm of the Executive Branch in the field of labor and employment.