Deputy Administrator Amuerfina R. Reyes represented Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac in the signing of the MOU with Governor Exequiel Javier in fitting ceremonies that will make the Province of Antique better protected against illegal recruitment (IR) and trafficking in persons (TIP). Joining the partnership were Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region V led by Regional Director Ponciano Ligutom, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) and the Commission of Filipinos Overseas (CFO), to be witnessed by Ricardo R. Casco, National Programme Officer of the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
The police force and prosecutors of the province, PESO Managers, NGOs, academe, barangay officials and students are presently attending various trainings that will familiarize them with laws on illegal recruitment, modus operandi of recruiters, job market trends overseas, and similar discussions.
Resource persons from Manila also conducted pre-employment orientation seminars to students of
different colleges in San Jose, Antique to make them aware of the legal modes of migration, understand the challenges and risks in overseas employment that will prepare them to make informed choices in their plans of going abroad.
Cacdac explained that these activities are in line with the implementation of the partnership between POEA and IOM in the Millenium Development Goals (MDG) in the Youth, Employment and Migration (YEM) joint programme for the upscaling and intensification of community-based safe migration information, orientation and advocacy campaign. Similar activities have been done in Masbate on the second week of May and will be replicated in Agusan del Sur on June 18 to 22, and Maguindanao on July 2 to 6.
POEA, DOLE and IOM officials were also invited in various radio and television programs to promote awareness in the campaign. There is no better way to fight any menace in the society than to equip every individual with critical information for their own protection, the POEA head further explained. Despite intensive and collaborative efforts to strengthen the campaign, these social problems continue to persist within our midst, that is why we need the strong support cooperation of everyone in attaining our goal to make all our local government units free from illegal recruitment, he added.
Cacdac strongly urged the public to visit the POEA website www.poea.gov.ph, or call POEA hotlines 722-1155 or 722-1144 to check on the status of recruitment agencies, and legitimacy of job offers.
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