RECRUITMENT OF FILIPINOS FOR OVERSEAS WORK
What should I do if I want to recruit workers from the Philippines?
- In order to recruit Filipinos for work overseas, a foreign principal/employer must first apply for accreditation and submit its job order for approval by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), the Philippine government authority that accredits foreign employers/principals, approves job orders and monitors the deployment of Filipinos for work overseas.
- The foreign principal is required to prove that the company is authorized/certified by the government of the country where the employer/company is located to operate its business and has the necessary documents to prove this, and that it has the permission of the government to employ non-EU nationals. The company must also work with a registered Philippine recruitment agency which will act as their liaison with the Philippine government and assist them in recruiting and choosing suitable candidates based on its requirements.
- The foreign principal has to execute documents required by the Philippine government and which will be provided by the recruitment agency and this will confirm the foreign principal's willingness to be bound by the regulations of the Philippine government concerning the overseas employment of Filipinos.
- The Embassy's role is to endorse the accreditation and job order request through verification and authentication of the documents of the foreign principal, particularly the authorizations/permits from concerned government agencies in Poland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania plus the contract to be used for the employment. Please take note that the Embassy only endorses recruitment of Filipinos on the basis of a contract of employment based on the standard employment contract of the POEA and on the relevant Labor Code of the countries under its jurisdiction.
- For further information, interested companies should visit the website of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (www.poea.gov.ph) and of the The Philippine Association of Service Exporters, Inc. (PASEI) (www.pasei.com/)
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