THE start of operation of the much-awaited Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) remains stuck in limbo pending the resolution of the dispute over its official Implementing Rules and Regulation (IRR). This after Malacañang said it has yet to settle the issue between Migrant Workers Secretary Abdullah D. Mama-O and the DMW…
The Philippines began setting up a “mega” department that will explicitly handle the welfare, rights and employment conditions of Filipino migrant workers.
Overseas Filipino workers (PPD photo) MANILA - The seven migration agencies to be absorbed by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) would remain under the control of their parent agencies until conditions for the DMW's constitution have been met, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday. Section 23 of Republic Act 11641, which created the DMW, states that the newly created agency would only be fully constituted once the following have been met: - An appropriation in the 2023 General Appropriations Act; - An effective implementing rules and regulations (IRR); and - A staffing pattern has been issued. "Presently, the DMW is undergoing its two-year transition period, and is yet to publish its Implementing Rules and Regulations, planning its staffing pattern, and preparing its budget proposal; the details of which would be released once completed," the DFA said in a statement. The DFA said it fully supports DMW's efforts to become fully operational as soon
OFW CENTER. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte leads the groundbreaking rites of the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) Center in Daang Hari, Las Pinas City on Thursday (April 7, 2022). Duterte ensured that the government would strive harder to ensure the protection and welfare of OFWs. (Screengrab from RTVM) MANILA - The creation of the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) Center in Las Pinas City, which is designed to be a one-stop hub for migrant workers, will help promote their rights and welfare, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte said on Thursday. During the groundbreaking rites of the OFW Center in Daang Hari, Las Pinas City, Duterte ensured that the government would strive harder to ensure the protection and welfare of OFWs. "The productive collaboration of the government and its partner is the key to achieving concrete results for activities that promote the welfare and the holistic development of our unsung heroes," Duterte said. "In recognition of their service and heroism, thi