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HOW TO AVOID ILLEGAL RECRUITMENT |
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| The employment trend nowadays is to go abroad and seek a job there. The pay is better and families are fed and clothed. The problem is sometimes the situation is so hard on job seekers that they risk going abroad illegally and through dodgy means. Since there is a large market for Filipinos to work abroad especially in some industries, there is a sudden urge to grab whatever job comes one’s way, and sometimes it really is to tempting to let it go by.
The best rule of thumb is: if an offer is too good to be true, it probably is, meaning, it’s not a real offer, or even if it was, the process being undertaken to employ you may be illegal. Here are a few pointers from the Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (POEA) website of what to look out for so you won’t accept a fake offer!
- Do not apply at recruitment agencies not licensed by POEA.
- Do not deal with licensed agencies without job orders.
- Do not deal with any person who is not an authorized representative of a licensed agency.
- Do not transact business outside the registered address of the agency. If recruitment is conducted in the province, check if the agency has a provincial recruitment authority.
- Do not pay more than the allowed placement fee. It should be equivalent to one month salary, exclusive of documentation and processing costs.
- Do not pay any placement fee unless you have a valid employment contract and an official receipt.
- Do not be enticed by ads or brochures requiring you to reply to a Post Office (P.O.) Box, and to enclose payment for processing of papers.
- Do not deal with training centers and travel agencies, which promise overseas employment.
- Do not accept a tourist visa.
- Do not deal with fixers.
Courtesy of POEA: http://www.poea.gov.ph/html/how%20to_ir.html |
