On more than one occasion, the Department of Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III said that the iDOLE OFW ID cards will be given for free to our Overseas Filipino Workers. You can even find this mentioned in the press releases of both POEA and DOLE on their respective official websites. See the first […]
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Get The iDOLE OFW ID Card
OFWs no longer need to get an Overseas Employment Certificate or OEC prior to deployment per advisory of DOLE and POEA. This is because OFWs will be given an iDOLE – OFW Identification Card. This OFW card will be given free to OFWs who are duly registered with POEA. If you are working abroad illegally […]
OFW ID Card Benefits | Apply to Get One Once Implemented
There will be a unified identification card system for Overseas Filipino Workers, as announced by the Duterte Administration this 2017. This move was born out of concern for the welfare and well-being of OFWs. The main aim of which is to improve the experience of OFWs when transacting with government branches. The advantages of this […]
Latest DOLE Daily Minimum Wage Rates Per Region
Info on the current daily minimum wage rate per region and cities as mandated by DOLE through the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) and Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Board (RTWPB). Different regions have different minimum wage rate for workers. The rates are determined through various factors including current economic condition in the area, […]
DOLE Holiday Pay Rules for Daily Paid Employees
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued Labor Advisory No. 13 last August 23. Outlined in this advisory are the rules regarding the Payment of Wages for the Regular Holidays and Special Non-Working days for 2017 for daily paid workers. This Labor Advisory No. 13 is pursuant to the Proclamation No. 50 issued by […]
OFW One-Stop Shop Available Now
This is a great development for our Overseas Filipino Workers. The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) launched an OFW one-stop shop which effectively makes it easier for our modern day heroes to avail the services of the government from SSS to Pag-IBIG to Philhealth, etc. You can find the OFW One-Stop Service Center (OSSCO) […]
No More OEC Requirement for Returning OFWs under the Balik Mangagawa Program
POEA scraps the OEC or Overseas Employment Certificate requirement for qualified visiting and returning OFWs who are already part of the Balik Manggagawa database.** This new directive is covered in the POEA Governing Board Resolution No 12 Series of 2016. This is the response of the Duterte administration to the clamor of our Overseas Filipino Worker […]
Anti-Age Discrimination Bill Becomes Law
We now have a law that protects employees and job applicants from being discriminated based on age. This new law makes it illegal for businesses to impose ‘age restriction’ as a requirement for applicants vying for a position in a company. Thanks to Senator Pia Cayetano and other bill sponsors for their effort in pushing […]
POLO Office Location – Philippine Overseas Labor Office Addresses
Find the complete list of locations of DOLE’s POLO offices abroad in this post. The Philippine Overseas Labor Office is the go-to-agency of our OFWs and migrant workers who faced labor, workplace, employment issues while working abroad. The Labor Attaché and Admin in-charge of POLO offices of the Department of Labor and Employment or DOLE are […]
OFW LOAN Financial Assistance for South Korea bound workers under EPS
If you passed the South Korea EPS program but is facing problem in how to come up with money to pay for all the pre-departure expenses, there is now a Loan Facility program that you can avail of. *This loan program for OFW is only open to workers who are going to work in South […]