A recruiter has been sentenced to from seven to ten years in prison by a Pangasinan court for illegal recruitment, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration head Hans Leo Cacdac announced on Friday.
According to a post on the POEA's Facebook page, convicted illegal recruiter Gloria Gaspar must also pay a fine of P300,000 and pay her victim Jocelyn Estioco P7,200 with 12 percent interest per annum and the equivalent of 16,800 dirhams (around P202,410) for 21 months of unpaid wages.
Estioco was looking for work as a cook when Gaspar's cousin, Nancy, introduced her to the recruiter. Upon meeting, Gaspar asked Estioco to submit her passport and biodata before sending her to Manila to meet her contact Juliet twice.
Juliet bilked P3,500 from Estioco for a medical checkup during the latter's first trip to Manila and another P20,000 on Estioco's second trip for her travel documents.
On the date of her flight to Dubai, Estioco was given an "entry permit" to the country and a second document she was told to hide until her arrival.
She was shocked to discover that the second document was a visa declaring her as a domestic worker.
Upon landing in Dubai, Gaspar's daughter, Jaydee Ann, took Estioco straight to the cousin of Estioco's employer.
Estioco was made to work for 21 hours a day for a year, receiving 800 dirhams or P9,000 a month and had to live on burnt rice and soy sauce, the POEA said.
She found out later that Jaydee Ann asked her mother to send a domestic helper for her employer's cousin and that neither of them had a license to recruit workers.
The case against Jaydee Ann has been archived until her arrest.
POEA handled Estioco's case under the supervision of the Department of Justice.
Filipinos looking for work abroad are advised to check the licenses of individuals or businesses attempting to recruit them with POEA.
Victims of illegal recruiters may file complaints at the POEA's Anti-Illegal Recruitment Branch.
According to a post on the POEA's Facebook page, convicted illegal recruiter Gloria Gaspar must also pay a fine of P300,000 and pay her victim Jocelyn Estioco P7,200 with 12 percent interest per annum and the equivalent of 16,800 dirhams (around P202,410) for 21 months of unpaid wages.
Estioco was looking for work as a cook when Gaspar's cousin, Nancy, introduced her to the recruiter. Upon meeting, Gaspar asked Estioco to submit her passport and biodata before sending her to Manila to meet her contact Juliet twice.
Juliet bilked P3,500 from Estioco for a medical checkup during the latter's first trip to Manila and another P20,000 on Estioco's second trip for her travel documents.
On the date of her flight to Dubai, Estioco was given an "entry permit" to the country and a second document she was told to hide until her arrival.
She was shocked to discover that the second document was a visa declaring her as a domestic worker.
Upon landing in Dubai, Gaspar's daughter, Jaydee Ann, took Estioco straight to the cousin of Estioco's employer.
Estioco was made to work for 21 hours a day for a year, receiving 800 dirhams or P9,000 a month and had to live on burnt rice and soy sauce, the POEA said.
She found out later that Jaydee Ann asked her mother to send a domestic helper for her employer's cousin and that neither of them had a license to recruit workers.
The case against Jaydee Ann has been archived until her arrest.
POEA handled Estioco's case under the supervision of the Department of Justice.
Filipinos looking for work abroad are advised to check the licenses of individuals or businesses attempting to recruit them with POEA.
Victims of illegal recruiters may file complaints at the POEA's Anti-Illegal Recruitment Branch.
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