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Recognizing Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) as indispensable contributors to the Philippine economy, the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) formally launched the Balik Bayani sa Turismo program to boost opportunities for the modern-day heroes and their families. The Balik Bayani sa Turismo is a program of the DOT, in partnership […]
The House of Representatives wants to clothe the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and other agencies concerned with enough powers to better protect our estimated 700,000 seafarers in either foreign-flagged ships or Philippine-registered vessels operating internationally, to ensure they have full labor protection from the time of their training and recruitment up to their retirement from […]
The Quezon City Government has partnered with the newly created Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), to protect the rights of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families. Mayor Joy Belmonte and DMW Secretary Susan Ople led the ceremonial signing of the memorandum of agreement during the event Babaeng Kyusi: Ikaw ay Bayani,” “Babaeng tagapagtaguyod, ang […]
Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople has ordered the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) and other concerned offices to assist Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) affected by the cancellation of all local and international flights at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA). Ople also directed all its overseas posts to immediately check all cancelled flights to Cebu and provide […]
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 […]
Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan Ople ordered the Philippine Overseas Labor Offices (POLOs) in Japan and Taiwan to continue monitoring the conditions of OFWs and be ready to provide aid if needed. Ople also directed the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) to be ready to extend assistance to OFWs in these two countries. The […]
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 […]
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 […]
Migrant Workers Secretary Toots Ople said her department will be imposing stricter measures to protect the rights and welfare of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), particularly domestic workers. “Safeguarding the rights and welfare of our migrant workers is at the heart of the DMW’s programs, services, and agreements. We will always strive to do our best […]
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has closed down an illegal recruitment agency in Ermita, Manila offering non-existent jobs in the Middle East, DMW Secretary Toots Ople said. Ople said the Anti-Illegal Recruitment Branch (AIRB) of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) padlocked last 29 July 2022 the office of Kharem’s International, an unregistered and […]