Migrant worker department prepares to take over OFW-related responsibilitiesAn overseas Filipino worker has her temperature taken prior to checking in at the counters of the NAIA-1 departure area yesterday(May 29, 2021). MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Migrant Workers said it is working with the Department of Foreign Affairs as the new department prepares to carry out legal assistance programs once its 2023 budget approved. The department was not included in the current budget year and is using exisitng funding allocated to existing agencies that deal with migrant worker concerns. The 42 Philippine Overseas Labor Offices (POLO) will be turned into Migrant Workers Offices once the department is fully constituted in 2023. To prepare labor attaches for the transition, the department is hosting a strategic planning workshop next week, from December 12 to 15.
