Pinoys In Poland

Sirens will be wailing across Poland's capital on Saturday as the country marked the 76th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising, a doomed revolt against the occupying Germans during World War II Sirens will sound for about a minute at 5 p.m., the hour the 1944 uprising began, bringing traffic mostly to a standstill while people stopped to pay respect to the Poles who fought and died. The Warsaw Uprising broke out August 1, 1944, with the Polish underground taking up arms against the powerful Nazi forces. They held out for 63 days before the Germans crushed the revolt. It was the largest act of resistance in any nation under German occupation during the war. The heroism of the insurgents remains a defining element in Polish national identity. The Germans suppressed the rebellion brutally, destroying most of Warsaw and killing around 200,000 people (and 25,000 were injured), most of them civilians. The Warsaw Uprising was the largest act of resistance of this type in German

Poland’s government has proposed raising the minimum monthly wage to 2,800 zloty next year, marking a 7.7% increase on the current level.  The new figure falls short of its 2019 electoral promise that a minimum wage of 3,000 zloty would be introduced before 2021. This means that full-time employees with such a minimum wage rate will earn about PLN 2,061 net. The hourly rate is to increase to PLN 18.30 gross  Currently, the rate is PLN 2600 gross, i.e. about PLN 1920 net and PLN 17 gross per hour  The proposed minimum wage will now we considered by the Council for Social Dialogue (RDS), a public body charged with negotiating the level proposed by the government each year with workers and employers.  

Travel As of 13 June 2020, Poland has restored full border traffic  within the internal borders of the European Union, and t ravellers have regained the right to free entry, exit and transit through the territory of the Republic of Poland. Importantly, they do not have to quarantine. International rail traffic within the EU's internal borders has also been resumed, and from 17 June 2020, international flights have been partially resumed. Our country's borders that are also the EU's external borders, remain closed.  They may be crossed only by: Polish citizens, foreigners who are spouses or children of citizens of the Republic of Poland or remain under the constant care of citizens of the Republic of Poland; holders of a Polish identity Card, diplomats, people who have the right of permanent or temporary residence in the Republic of Poland or a work permit, in particularly justified cases, the commander of the Border Guard post, after obtaining the consent of the Comm

News Release March 2, 2020 Warning on visa consultants, language training centers The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) advises Filipino seeking jobs abroad to be wary of visa consultants and language training centers that promise overseas employment in order to entice clients to avail their services. The POEA has been receiving reports that some of these institutions are enticing jobseekers by offering overseas jobs in the guise of visa assistance or language training , without necessary license or authority from the Administration, which constitutes illegal recruitment. Under the POEA Memorandum Circular No. 10, Series of 2003, local immigration consultancy agencies are required to obtain license from the POEA before engaging in the recruitment and placement activities, regardless of the visa under which deployment shall be made. Also, the Administration does not accredit training centers to engage in the recruitment and placement of over

** We are a FILIPINO COMMUNITY HERE IN POLAND  ( We are NOT a work recruitment agency ) ** FB group - Pinoy Workers in Poland Related Links: BABALA: Mag-ingat sa illegal recruiters to POLAND ** You can also subscribe to our youtube channel and be updated: Pinoy Workers in Poland FAQ Video Page POEA Advisory Warning on third-country hiring of OFWs to Poland Recruitment to Poland OFWs warned on job opportunities in Poland Ano na ang epekto kung ikaw ay direct hire sa abroad? ANG DIRECT HIRE OR DIRECT HIRING NG OFW AY PINAGBABAWAL NG LABOR CODE KUNG HINDI ITO APPROVED NG POEA AT DUMAAN SA ISANG LICENSED RECRUITMENT AGENCY. BILANG ILLEGAL NA DIRECT HIRE NA OFW, SIYA AY WALANG PROTEKSIYON LABAN SA PANG-AABUSO NG KANYANG EMPLOYER AT RECRUITMENT AGENCY AT WALANG BENEPISYONG MATATANGGAP KATULAD NG MGA LEGAL NA OFW. Marami sa mga kababayan natin na OFW ang nakikipagsapalaran na hindi dumadaan sa tamang proseso ng POEA para sa kanilang overseas employment, katulad ng mg

NEWS RELEASE 28 May 2020 POEA intensifies online legal assistance Amid the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) intensifies its anti-illegal recruitment campaign through the online legal assistance program. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, clients personally go to the POEA office in Ortigas to personally seek legal advice and counselling on a range of overseas employment issues. With the imposition of the quarantine, POEA continued to offer its legal assistance service with the re-launch of the POEA Legal Assistance Online platform and via e-mail. More than 620 clients have been served by POEA lawyers since the start of the community quarantine in mid-March. Queries relate to contract violations, nonpayment of wages and benefits, various forms of abuse, among others. Aside from legal advice, POEA lawyers also provided welfare assistance related to repatriation and the DOLE-AKAP (DOLE’s cash assistance program for OFWs). Re