Tag: illegal workers

VILLANUEVA WELCOMES CHARGES AGAINST BI PERSONNEL LINKED TO ILLEGAL FOREIGN WORKERS

Post author By Hazel Chua
Post date September 4, 2020
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Senator Joel Villanueva welcomed the filing of administrative and criminal charges against Bureau of Immigration (BI) personnel who allegedly facilitated the entry of illegal foreign workers who were eventually employed by Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGO) firms. Villanueva lamented that the surge of illegal foreign workers in the country had been enabled by no less […]

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ENSURE 80% OF EMPLOYED BY FILIPINO EMPLOYERS ARE PINOYS – VILLANUEVA

Post author By Yna Sipelimo
Post date April 2, 2019
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With the influx of foreign nationals in the local labor market, Senator Joel Villanueva said Filipino employers should give Filipino workers preferential treatment over foreign workers. Villanueva, chair of the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development, said Presidential Decree No. 442, or the Labor Code of the Philippines, should be amended to […]

Tags Chinese workers, illegal workers, Labor Code of the Philippines, Senator Villanueva