Philippine Embassy in Morocco (PNA photo) RABAT, Morocco - Filipinos working in Morocco can now access government assistance much easier with the establishment of the country's overseas labor office here. The Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Morocco started its operations in March 2021. For years, Filipino workers in the North African state had been under the jurisdiction of the Philippine Embassy in Madrid and later on the Philippine Embassy in Tripoli. "Before, there was no labor section here in Morocco. This country used to be under (the Philippine Embassy in) Libya so the labor attache would come here maybe twice or thrice in a year so he was not in a position to really focus and study how to make changes in making our workers properly documented," Labor Attache Dominador Salanga told the Philippine News Agency (PNA). Aside from issues on proper documentation, Salanga said another pressing issue for Filipinos working in the Kingdom is the remittance cap of U
Philippine Overseas Labor Office-Rabat, Morocco (Facebook photo) RABAT - Two clinics in Marrakech wants to hire 100 Filipino nurses, according to the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in this Moroccan capital city. Labor Attache Dominador Salanga said POLO has sent two memos requesting the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration to allot slots for the North African state. The request came less than a year since POLO established an office in Morocco. Previously, Morocco was under the jurisdiction of the labor office attached to the Philippine Embassy in Tripoli, Libya. "Our nurses have the skills, especially those with prior experience in the Middle East. Our nationals are also known to be neat, caring, and professional nurses," he told the Philippine News Agency when asked if there was a particular reason why Moroccan health facilities seek Filipino nurses. Currently, the Philippines has an annual deployment ceiling of 7,000 health care workers (HCWs) based on the
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