(PNA file photo) MANILA-Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III has reminded Philippine Overseas Labor Offices (POLOs) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) that they are still under his jurisdiction. In a memorandum to Labor Attaches Fidel Macauyag, Roel Martin, and Hector Cruz dated April 26, the DOLE chief said until the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is fully constituted, said offices will be under the DOLE. "In the light of the recent issuance of Department Order No. 04, dated 25 April 2022 by Secretary Abdullah D. Mama-o, Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), all POLOs are hereby reminded that the POEA (Philippine Overseas Employment Administration) and all POLOs shall remain under the direct supervision and control of the DOLE Secretary and shall maintain a status quo in their daily operations," he said. The DOLE chief noted that the DMW has to comply with Section 23 of Republic Act No. 11641, otherwise known as the Department of Migr
MANILA - The country has temporarily suspended the verification of new household service workers (HSWs) bound for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) in the wake of the abuses committed by a retired general against Filipinos. The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said in a Facebook post on Saturday that it will abide by the order of Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III for Philippine Overseas Labor Offices (POLOs) in KSA to temporarily stop processing documents of newly hired HSWs until new guidelines are issued. The memorandum was addressed to Labor Attaches Fidel Macauyag, POLO- Riyadh; Hector Cruz Jr., POLO-Al Khobar; and Roel Martin, POLO-Jeddah. "In the interest of the service, you are hereby instructed to temporarily suspend the verification of new hires domestic workers effective immediately pending the issuance of the new guidelines by the POEA," the directive issued on November 25 said. "As such, a new order sh
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Published July 6, 2021, 10:36 AM
The Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia has been directed to go after the owner of a foreign recruitment firm who allegedly raped a Filipina overseas worker, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Tuesday, July 6.
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In his urgent memorandum to Labor Attaché Fidel Macauyag, DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III instructed the POLO to work with authorities there for immediate legal action on the case.
“I will do everything possible to help our OFW [overseas Filipino worker] fight back against her tormentors,” Bello said in a statement.
Who says Philippine labor officials in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) haven't been doing anything against erring recruitment agencies and abusive employers?
Masjid Nabawi, Medina, KSA (Photo by Adli Wahid / Unsplash) The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported Sunday, May 30 that a