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                    [Title] => Stricter rules on hiring of OFWs imposed
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Foreign employers may now find it more difficult to hire Filipino domestic helpers and other low skilled workers.

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The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has alerted its regional offices nationwide to prepare for a possible mass displacement of workers due to the global economic crisis.

 

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Local job recruiters yesterday expressed opposition to the government’s plan to impose a mandatory psychiatric test for departing Filipino domestic helpers.

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To avert a possible drop in the deployment of overseas Filipino workers abroad, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has revised the licensing policy for recruitment agencies.

The local recruitment industry yesterday reported that under the new policy, over a hundred recruitment agencies can resume deploying Filipino workers overseas.

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Ayon sa mga nag-raling DH, mula ng ipatupad ang naturang patakaran ay wala ng gustong kumuha sa kanila.
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The Federated Association of Manpower Agencies Inc. (FAME), the country’s largest umbrella organization of overseas recruitment agencies, said the new policy is like banning the deployment of domestic helpers abroad.
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Nakausap ng mga kuwago ng ORA MISMO si Eduardo Mahiya, Prez ng Federated Association of Manpower Exporter, Inc. (FAME) at mga kaalyado niya sa ahensiya tungkol sa pagsasabatas ng iba’t ibang Congressional measures na maaaring makapigil sa kanilang business dahil matindi ang epekto nito sa mga recruitment agencies kasi dehins na dadaan sa kanila ang deployment ng mga OFWs.
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According to data gathered by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), nearly 80 percent of businesses in Metro Manila are violating labor and safety standards.

Of the 342 firms in the National Capital Region inspected by the DOLE in the first six months of the year, 269 or 78.7 percent were found with several violations, including non-payment of appropriate wages.
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On the contrary, the Federated Association of Manpower Exporters (FAME) is asking Congress to abolish the POEA instead of making the agency stronger.
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FAME chair Eduardo Mahiya said most of the recruitment agencies would have difficulty with the requirements and might be closed down for non-compliance.
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                    [Title] => Stricter rules on hiring of OFWs imposed
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Foreign employers may now find it more difficult to hire Filipino domestic helpers and other low skilled workers.

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The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has alerted its regional offices nationwide to prepare for a possible mass displacement of workers due to the global economic crisis.

 

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Local job recruiters yesterday expressed opposition to the government’s plan to impose a mandatory psychiatric test for departing Filipino domestic helpers.

[DatePublished] => 2008-08-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 66937 [Title] => DOLE backtracks on license policy [Summary] =>

To avert a possible drop in the deployment of overseas Filipino workers abroad, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has revised the licensing policy for recruitment agencies.

The local recruitment industry yesterday reported that under the new policy, over a hundred recruitment agencies can resume deploying Filipino workers overseas.

[DatePublished] => 2008-06-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 380306 [Title] => Bagong patakaran ng POEA at DOLE sa DH binira [Summary] => Libu-libong domestic helpers ang nagmartsa kahapon mula Liwasang Bonifacio patungong tanggapan ng Department of Labor and Employment para kondenahin ang bagong patakaran ng DOLE at Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) na nagtataas ng minimum wage ng mga DH.

Ayon sa mga nag-raling DH, mula ng ipatupad ang naturang patakaran ay wala ng gustong kumuha sa kanila.
[DatePublished] => 2007-01-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 366296 [Title] => ‘Pinay maids could price themselves out of international market’ [Summary] => Many Filipina domestic helpers abroad might end up jobless instead of getting higher pay because of a new Philippine government policy doubling their minimum monthly salaries.

The Federated Association of Manpower Agencies Inc. (FAME), the country’s largest umbrella organization of overseas recruitment agencies, said the new policy is like banning the deployment of domestic helpers abroad.
[DatePublished] => 2006-10-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 278080 [Title] => FAME, pinaiiyak ng gobyerno [Summary] => MAMAMATAY ang mga license overseas employment agencies porke naghihigpit nang todo ang gobyerno sa mga inihaing batas ng Kongreso.

Nakausap ng mga kuwago ng ORA MISMO si Eduardo Mahiya, Prez ng Federated Association of Manpower Exporter, Inc. (FAME) at mga kaalyado niya sa ahensiya tungkol sa pagsasabatas ng iba’t ibang Congressional measures na maaaring makapigil sa kanilang business dahil matindi ang epekto nito sa mga recruitment agencies kasi dehins na dadaan sa kanila ang deployment ng mga OFWs.
[DatePublished] => 2005-05-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135127 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096558 [AuthorName] => Butch M. Quejada [SectionName] => PSN Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 179805 [Title] => DOLE: Most NCR firms break labor laws [Summary] => Workers in Metro Manila and Southern Tagalog appear to be the least to benefit from labor regulations.

According to data gathered by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), nearly 80 percent of businesses in Metro Manila are violating labor and safety standards.

Of the 342 firms in the National Capital Region inspected by the DOLE in the first six months of the year, 269 or 78.7 percent were found with several violations, including non-payment of appropriate wages.
[DatePublished] => 2002-10-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 165808 [Title] => Deployment of OFW to drop if... [Summary] => Labor recruiters fear the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) would suffer if a bill extending the regulatory powers of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) is passed into law.

On the contrary, the Federated Association of Manpower Exporters (FAME) is asking Congress to abolish the POEA instead of making the agency stronger.
[DatePublished] => 2002-06-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 164580 [Title] => Recruiters warn of mass retrenchment [Summary] => The 600-strong Federated Association of Manpower Export (FAME) warned yesterday of mass retrenchment if the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) would proceed to implement the new deployment regulations.

FAME chair Eduardo Mahiya said most of the recruitment agencies would have difficulty with the requirements and might be closed down for non-compliance.
[DatePublished] => 2002-06-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) ) )
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