Partial lifting
of deployment ban on Iraq and
Afghanistan
Pursuant
to POEA
Governing Board
Resolution No. 5, series of 2011,
Filipino workers working inside American
military camps and facilities in Iraq
and Afghanistan
with
existing contracts shall be allowed to
finish their contracts which can be
extended or renewed onsite.
Workers who will
go home for vacation will also be
allowed to
return to their jobs to finish the
unexpired portion of their contract.
ADVISORY 40_2011
Guidelines on Russian work permit
Filipinos who wish to work in Russia are
advised to obtain work visas instead of
commercial visas. Commercial visas are
valid only for three months and are not
renewable. Holders of lapsed commercial
visas would have to leave Russia and
apply for work visas.
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No construction jobs for foreign workers
in Italy
The POEA warns
job applicants on a mode of illegal
recruitment currently perpetrated
through email by a syndicate enlisting
Filipino workers for an alleged housing
reconstruction project to rehabilitate
earthquake affected cities in Italy
including L’Aquila and Rome.
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POEA suspends deployment of OFWs to Syria
The POEA has deferred the processing and
deployment of all newly hired workers to
Syria in view of the issuance of a travel
advisory by the DFA indicating Alert Level 2
(Caution Stage) on the current political
situation in that country.
POEA ADVISORY NO.
21-2011
Filipino nurses cautioned on job offers in
Belgium
The Philippine
Embassy in Brussels has cautioned Filipino
nurses on available jobs advertised in the
Philippines.
POEA ADVISORY 15-2011
POEA defers deployment of OFWs to Bahrain
The POEA defers anew
the processing and deployment
of OFWs to Bahrain in view of the issuance
of a travel advisory by the DFA that raised
the alert level on the security situation in
that country.
POEA ADVISORY 12-2011
Taiwan
resumes normal
processing of OFW documents
The Council of Labor
Affairs in Taiwan issued a press statement
effectively lifting restrictions on visas of
Filipino workers.
CLA's PRESS RELEASE
POEA ADVISORY NO. 16
BIR issues tax regulation for OFWs
The Bureau of Internal Revenue issued
Revenue
Regulation 1-2011 to clarify who are considered
as OFWs for taxation purposes and to define the tax
treatment of their income.
BBFI opens search for 2011
Bagong
Bayani
Awards
The Bagong Bayani
Foundation, Inc. (BBFI), in coordination with the
Philippine Overseas Employment Administration
(POEA), Overseas Workers Welfare Administration
(OWWA) and the private sector, announces that the
search for the 2011 Bagong Bayani Awardees is now
open.
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AWARDS
NOMINATION FORM
POEA asks for contingency plans for OFWs in
Libya
All employers and recruitment agencies
deploying workers are directed to activate their
contingency plans for their affected OFWs and submit
updated reports to POEA.
ADVISORY NO. 7
ADVISORY NO. 6
BBFI opens search for 2011
Bagong
Bayani
Awards
The Bagong Bayani
Foundation, Inc. (BBFI), in coordination with the
Philippine Overseas Employment Administration
(POEA), Overseas Workers Welfare Administration
(OWWA) and the private sector, announces that the
search for the 2011 Bagong Bayani Awardees is now
open.
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THE BAGONG BAYANI
AWARDS
NOMINATION FORM
POEA restores
validation of OFW exit clearance at NAIA
terminals
Starting March 1, 2011,
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs)
leaving the country through Ninoy Aquino
International Airport Terminals 1, 2 and 3
will have
to pass through POEA’s Labor Assistance
Center (LAC) for validation of their exit
clearance.
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Nominations of
OFW
representatives to
POEA and OWWA Boards now accepted
Pursuant to Section 32 of Republic Act No.
8042 ( Migrant Workers Act of 1995)
as amended by
RA 10022, and its Implementing
Rules and Regulations
and the Joint
OWWA-POEA Memorandum Circular
No. 001, Series of 2011,
the
OWWA
and the POEA are seeking
nominations for sector representatives in
their respective Board.
GUIDELINES (Joint
OWWA-POEA Memorandum Circular)
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
NOMINATION FORM
(EXCEL FORMAT)
(ADOBE
PDF FILE)
CNMI RULES ON E-2
NON-IMMIGRANT INVESTOR STATUS
A new USCIS policy
allows aliens to obtain non-immigrant status
in the CNMI without having to leave the
island.
ADVISORY NO. 2_2011
TOTAL BAN ON DEPLOYMENT OF OFWs TO SELECTED
COUNTRIES STILL IN EFFECT
The POEA reiterates
the total ban on the deployment of OFWS to
Lebanon, Iraq, Afghanistan and Nigeria.
ADVISORY NO. 1_2011
MALAYSIA’S PLAN TO INCREASE LEVY ON FOREIGN
WORKERS
The Philippine
Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia has
reported on the plan by the
government of
Malaysia to increase the levy on foreign
workers in 2011. According to the report,
AmResearch Sdn Bhd senior economist
Manokaran Mottain was quoted by one of the
biggest English newspaper in Malaysia saying
that the move could discourage the hiring
and lessen Malaysia’s dependency on foreign
workers. Malaysian Estate Owners Association
president Boon Weng Siew, however, opines
that increasing the levy would not reduce
the need to employ foreign workers based on
the existing demand. Mr. Boon said that he
is hoping that the planned increase would
not apply to the plantation sector, of which
the hiring of foreign workers is not a
choice but a need. He added that Malaysia,
since 1980, has followed pro-manufacturing
sector policies that facilitated rural-urban
migration leaving the plantation sectors no
recourse but to employ foreign workers. Mr.
Boon also believed that the planned increase
would only be an added financial burden to
the industry and would make it less
competitive. Based on the existing levy, the
cost of recruiting a foreign workers for
plantations is estimated at around RM3,000
(US$967) in peninsular Malaysia and around
RM4,000 (US$1,290 in Sabah and Sarawak. It
is believed that the sector would continue
to be dependent on foreign workers despite
the policy to “Malaysianize” the workforce.
The levy, along with the legislated minimum
wage policy, is one of the measures the
Malaysian government is considering to boost
domestic employment and raise per capita
income from around US$7,000 to US$15,000 by
2020. The estimated 1.8 million foreign
workers in Malaysia can be found in the
country’s construction, manufacturing,
plantations and service sectors.
Source:
Philippine EmbassyKuala Lumpur, Malaysia03
January 2011
NEW QUOTA DECREE 2010
(DECRETO FLUSSI) TO ALLOWENTRY OF 100,000
FOREIGN WORKERS TO ITALY
The Philippine
Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Rome, Italy
has reportedthat Prime Minister Silvio
Berlusconi has signed the New Quota Decree
2010 (Decreto Flussi) last 30 November 2010
and will come into force once it is
publishedat the Official Gazette. The new
decree will allow the entry of 100,000
foreignworkers to Italy,
4,000 of which are
allotted to the Philippines.Under
the new decree, around 50,000 non-seasonal
workers will be allowedto enter Italy for
countries that have stipulated special
agreements with the Italiangovernment. Among
these countries are: Albania (4,500),
Algeria (1,000), Bangladesh(2,400), Egypt
(8,000), Philippines (4, 000),
Ghana (2,000),
Morocco (4,500), Moldavia(5,200), Nigeria
(1,500), Pakistan (1,000), Senegal (2,000),
Somalia (80), Sri Lanka(3,500), Tunisia
(4,000), India (1,800), Peru (1,800),
Ukraine (1,800), Niger (1,000), andGambia
(1,000). An extra 1,000 quota was allotted
for countries that are finalizingagreements
on control of immigrant flow and
re-admission procedures while 30,000quotas
are reserved for household service workers
and caregivers from othercountries.According
to POLO-Rome, while the Philippine
government is still in theprocess of forging
a bilateral agreement with Italy, we were
already listed as one ofthose which have
forged such agreement.There
is also a possibility that more than 4,000
Filipinos can enter Italy ifsome of the
assigned quotas are still unused 120 days
after publication of the newdecree. The
unused quotas maybe reassigned to other
countries based on the need ofthe Italian
labor market.
Applications can be submitted online
starting at 8:00 AM of the 31st
dayafter publication
of the New Quota Decree 2010 at the Official
Gazette; householdservice workers and
caregivers will be entertained on the 33rd
day; and on the 34thday for other
categories.
Source: POLO-Rome21
December 2010
LIFTING OF SIX-MONTH BAN ON FOREIGN
WORKERSBOUND FOR THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
(UAE)
The Philippine Overseas Labor Office in
Dubai, UAE has reported that starting
01January 2011, the Ministry of Labor of the
UAE is lifting the six- month ban on foreign
workers whose employment contract has
expired. The said measure apparently applies
only if the two parties in a labor contract
have ended their job relationship cordially
and the employee has worked with his
employer for at least two years except in
the following cases:
-
When joining his new
job, the worker should be classified in the
first, second or third professional class
and that his new salary should not be less
than Dh12,000, Dh 7,000 and Dh 5,000 if he
is in the first, second and third class
respectively.
- The employer had
not complied with legal and labor
obligations towards the worker or in the
case where the worker has no role in
terminating the work affiliation.
- The worker will shift to another firm the
employer owns or has stake in it. The
Ministry will only interfere in the
employer-worker contractual relationship if
it detects breach in obligation stated in
the labor contract indicating the Ministry’s
determination to guarantee the rights of
both parties legally.
Source: POLO Dubai, December 2010
EXEMPTION OF VACATIONING OFWs FROM RE-ENTRY
PERMIT
The Korean Immigration Service of the
Ministry of Justice through the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and Trade, Republic of Korea
(ROK) has announced that Filipino residents
of ROK with valid passports and alien
registration cards, are free to enter and
depart from Korea without a re-entry permit
for one year within their permitted period
of stay on visa. If the period of stay is
less than one year, the exemption is valid
for the duration of the period of stay. In
case of permanent residents (F-5), their
exemption will remain valid for two years
after their departure date. The exemption
from securing a re-entry permit took effect
on 01 December2010.Source:
POLO, Korea, 02 December 2010, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and Trade, Republic of Korea
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