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Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople led a team from the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) in closing down a Makati-based immigration consultancy firm for allegedly conducting illegal recruitment activities. Ordered closed was the office of K-Monster Inc. in Barangay San Lorenzo. Ople and the team from the department’s Anti-Illegal Recruitment Branch (AIRB) were joined by […]
More employment opportunities abroad, programs for children of migrant workers, and a quicker response time in the repatriation of distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) round up the Department of Migrant Workers’ First 100 Days report, Secretary Susan Ople said. Based on data generated by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), around 255,429 Filipino workers were […]
Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople cited the equivalent of a P750 wage hike in Hong Kong as a boon for Filipino domestic workers, making it one of the most attractive places to work as a “kasambahay” (foreign domestic worker). Compared to today’s minimum wage for local domestic workers which ranges from a low of P3,500 […]
Acting on a directive from Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) issued an advisory against the requirements of certain agencies for migrant workers to wear full Personal Protective Equipment, or PPEs, while preparing to leave the country. She said the wearing of PPEs is not sanctioned by the department and […]
Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople expressed her deepest thanks and gratitude to the House of Representatives for its approval yesterday of the department’s proposed P15.2Bn 2023 budget. Quezon Representative Jayjay Suarez defended the appropriation which proposes a budget of P3.5B for the Office of the Secretary and the various units and bureaus under its supervision. […]
Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople has ordered the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to extend aid and support to Filipino workers affected by the 6.6 magnitude earthquake that hit Taiwan recently. Ople also directed the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) as well as other labor officials in Taiwan to provide her regular updates as the […]
The Philippines and Saudi Arabia have agreed to resume the deployment of Filipino workers to the Kingdom by the first week of November. The agreement was reached after several days of bilateral discussions between Philippine and Saudi officials led by Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople and Minister for Human Resources and Social Development Minister Ahmad […]
The Philippines and Singapore have agreed to hold exploratory talks on the hiring and deployment of nurses, medical professionals, and other Filipino health care workers under a government-to-government arrangement. The agreement is contained in a Joint Communique signed Wednesday by Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople and Singapore Health Minister Ong Ye Kung. “We acknowledge the […]
Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople is calling on legislators to expand the coverage of the country’s anti-sexual harassment law to include all overseas personnel of the Philippine government. Ople made the appeal during the organizational meeting of the Senate Committee on Migrant Workers Affairs (COMWA) chaired by Senator Raffy Tulfo. She mentioned various cases she […]
Some 344 distressed Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) arrived recently from Riyadh, Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople said. Ople said the repatriation was arranged by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), an attached agency of the DMW. They arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on board PR8657. “The DMW, through OWWA, will be extending […]