Over 10T OFWs can’t leave RP? Unemployment sux they haf to solve this ASAP! FS!

[Rance]

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Over 10T OFWs can’t leave RP (6:45 p.m.)http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/net/2008/03/23/over.10t.ofws.can.t.leave.rp.(6.45.p.m.).html

MANILA -- More than 10,000 Filipino workers are barred from leaving the country for overseas jobs after the Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) suspended the operations of some local recruitment agencies.

Recruitment consultant Manny Geslani said the recruitment groups blamed the new regulation on renewal of licenses imposed by then labor secretary now Supreme Court (SC) Justice Arturo Brion which directed the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) that agencies have pending cases should not be forwarded to the labor office for license renewal.

"Secretary Brion returned around 50 folders to the POEA with instructions that no license should be forwarded to his office if the agency has a pending case," Geslani said.

According to Geslani, the 50 agencies are responsible for the deployment of more than 10,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) a month.

While the POEA permitted to the processing of job orders, recruitment companies are not allowed to deploy new job orders since their licenses are deemed to have expired and operations like recruitment, placement and processing of new applicants are prohibited.

The recruitment agencies warned that non-renewal of the licenses could result in deployment crisis if not addressed immediately.

[cebu-future]

Well those agencies involved should follow what is right and it is to have the proper legal documents.

[yokam]

I won't be surprised if some people will once again blame the government for this one.

[SamuraiArcher]

para na sa kaayuhan a mga OFW's