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All About Illegal Recruitment

What is illegal recruitment
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Identify an illegal recruiter
How to avoid illegal recruitment
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How to Avoid Illegal Recruitment
  • 1.Do not apply at recruitment agencies not licensed by POEA.

    Do not deal with licensed agencies without job orders.
     

  • 3.Do not deal with any person who is not an authorized representative of a licensed agency.
     
  • 4.Do not transact business outside the registered address of the agency. If recruitment is conducted in the province, check if the agency has a provincial recruitment authority.
     
  • 5.Do not pay more than the allowed placement fee. It should be equivalent to one month salary, exclusive of documentation and processing costs.
     
  • 6.Do not pay any placement fee unless you have a valid employment contract and an official receipt.
     
  • 7.Do not be enticed by ads or brochures requiring you to reply to a Post Office (P.O.) Box, and to enclose payment for processing of papers.
     
  • 8.Do not deal with training centers and travel agencies, which promise overseas employment.
     
  • 9.Do not accept a tourist visa.
     
  • 10.Do not deal with fixers.

 

 
     

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