At least 21 recruitment agencies based in the Philippines are facing suspension or cancellation of their licenses after illegally reprocessing 30 Filipinos headed to Dubai, The National reported Tuesday.
The National reported that the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) investigated the agencies last week and discovered enough evidence to warrant their suspension or the cancellation of their licenses.
Delmer Cruz, a Dubai-based labor attache, said the 21 agencies reprocessed the 30 Filipinos or used job orders different from the work given at their destination country.
Most of the cases took place before the imposition of the new standardized contract by the United Arab Emirates in 2014, which conflicted with the Philippines' own labor policies.
The strict policies for employing Filipino household workers led to the emergence of a "black market" for domestic helpers in the United Arab Emirates.
At least 80 percent of the 30 Filipinos have been repatriated since their deployment in 2012.
The few left currently live inside the Philippine overseas labor office in Al Ghusais.
They were promised work in the hospitality industry, but were employed as household workers instead.
Source: gmanewtwork.com
The National reported that the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) investigated the agencies last week and discovered enough evidence to warrant their suspension or the cancellation of their licenses.
Delmer Cruz, a Dubai-based labor attache, said the 21 agencies reprocessed the 30 Filipinos or used job orders different from the work given at their destination country.
Most of the cases took place before the imposition of the new standardized contract by the United Arab Emirates in 2014, which conflicted with the Philippines' own labor policies.
The strict policies for employing Filipino household workers led to the emergence of a "black market" for domestic helpers in the United Arab Emirates.
At least 80 percent of the 30 Filipinos have been repatriated since their deployment in 2012.
The few left currently live inside the Philippine overseas labor office in Al Ghusais.
They were promised work in the hospitality industry, but were employed as household workers instead.
Source: gmanewtwork.com
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