Philippine recruitment agency stripped of licence for misrepresentation
4 August 2014
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has cancelled a recruitment agency’s licence after it was found to have attempted to send four female workers to Lebanon.
Mon, 4 Aug 2014The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has cancelled a recruitment agency’s licence after it was found to have attempted to send four female workers to Lebanon.
In a statement, POEA administrator Hans Cacdac said the Manila-based agency tried to deploy the four women as household services workers in Lebanon by using existing job orders approved for Dubai.
“This is a clear case of re-processing which constitutes misrepresentation, considering that the workers’ destination and employer are different from what appear on their POEA-processed documents.”
The women filed complaints against the agency when officers of the Bureau of Immigration’s travel control and enforcement unit barred them from boarding their plane at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
Documents they carried showed two were meant to work in Dubai as helpers, another as an archives clerk and the other as a sewing machinist. They carried travel papers for Dubai but under questioning, admitted they were bound for Lebanon, Cacdac said.
Cacdac found the agency liable for misrepresentation and cancelled its licence late last month [July 2014].
A statement from the administration said the money would be used to enhance co-operation of national and local authorities.
“Addressing illegal recruitment and human trafficking presents many challenges as these crimes happen at all levels of communities. In this instance, the local governments have a big role to play because they are on the ground,” Cacdac said.
In a statement, POEA administrator Hans Cacdac said the Manila-based agency tried to deploy the four women as household services workers in Lebanon by using existing job orders approved for Dubai.
“This is a clear case of re-processing which constitutes misrepresentation, considering that the workers’ destination and employer are different from what appear on their POEA-processed documents.”
The women filed complaints against the agency when officers of the Bureau of Immigration’s travel control and enforcement unit barred them from boarding their plane at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
Documents they carried showed two were meant to work in Dubai as helpers, another as an archives clerk and the other as a sewing machinist. They carried travel papers for Dubai but under questioning, admitted they were bound for Lebanon, Cacdac said.
Cacdac found the agency liable for misrepresentation and cancelled its licence late last month [July 2014].
- The European Union has provided a grant of €115,556 (£92,220) to help fight human trafficking and illegal recruitment in the Philippines, the POEA has announced.
A statement from the administration said the money would be used to enhance co-operation of national and local authorities.
“Addressing illegal recruitment and human trafficking presents many challenges as these crimes happen at all levels of communities. In this instance, the local governments have a big role to play because they are on the ground,” Cacdac said.
