Malacanang last week announced the appointment of Abdullah Derupong Mama-o as the new secretary of the newly created Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). A law practitioner, labor lawyer, and assemblyman, Mama-o was, most recently, the presidential adviser on overseas Filipino worker (OFW) concerns.
TRAINING. The Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Jordan holds a nail spa training program for Migrant Workers and Other Filipinos Resource Center temporary residents on Feb. 15, 2022. The center accommodates distressed Filipino workers. (Photo courtesy of POLO-Jordan Facebook) MANILA - A total of 1,264 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will be employed in Jordan which has started to reopen its economy, the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO)-Jordan reported Friday. Labor Attache Armin Evangel Pena said they have so far processed the employment contracts of Filipino workers, with about 90 percent hired as household services workers (HSWs). "Of the number, 725 are new hires while balik-manggagawa (returning workers) are 539," Pena said in a virtual forum, adding that workers in the service sector are also starting to return in the Arab nation. She added there is a proposal to increase the salary of HSWs from the current USD400 (about PHP22,000) to USD600 (about PHP31,000).
The Hong Kong government on Saturday said it will not tolerate the illegal dismissal of foreign domestic helpers and employers who do so may be prosecuted and may be fined for as much as $100,000.
The number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who contracted the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Hong Kong has climbed to 221, the Philippine Overseas Labor Office said on Thursday, Mar. 3.
Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) Hong Kong Labor Attache Melchor Dizon speaks a a Laging Handa pr