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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. 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 ...

  4. Overseas Employment Certificate - Wikipedia

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    Varies; same as associated employment contract. Cost. ₱100. Rights. Exemptions on travel tax, documentary stamp, and airport fee [1] An Overseas Employment Certificate ( OEC ), also known as an exit pass or an exit clearance, [2] is an identity document for Filipino migrant workers or Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) departing from the ...

  5. Polyethoxylated tallow amine - Wikipedia

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    General structure (R is the hydrocarbon chain of a fatty acid) Polyethoxylated tallow amine (also polyoxyethylene tallowamine, POE-tallowamine) refers to a range of non-ionic surfactants derived from animal fats ( tallow ). They are a class of polyethoxylated amines (POEAs). The abbreviation 'POEA' is often erroneously used to refer to POE ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. Department of Migrant Workers - Wikipedia

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    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 Department of ...

  8. Glyphosate - Wikipedia

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    Glyphosate is an aminophosphonic analogue of the natural amino acid glycine and, like all amino acids, exists in different ionic states depending on pH. Both the phosphonic acid and carboxylic acid moieties can be ionised and the amine group can be protonated and the substance exists as a series of zwitterions.

  9. Glyphosate-based herbicides - Wikipedia

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    The glyphosate-based herbicide RoundUp (styled: Round up) was developed in the 1970s by Monsanto. Glyphosate was first registered for use in the U.S. in 1974. [4] Glyphosate-based herbicides were initially used in a similar way to paraquat and diquat, as non-selective herbicides. Attempts were made to apply them to row crops, but problems with ...