The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has warned overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who are employed at present against so-called “third country” recruitment schemes. The recruiters are mostly citizens of the third country who have Filipino partners in their illegal activities. Dominador Say, Labor undersecretary and acting POEA administrator, said the OFWs should be careful in accepting offers of employment in another country. According to Say, recruitment through a third country is considered illegal recruitment because neither the recruiter nor the employer has proper authorization from the Philippine government. According to Ople, recruitment is being done through the Internet and hundreds had already been victimized, mostly unsuspecting Filipino household workers in Hong Kong and other countries.

Source: Manila Times October 29, 2017 12:22 UTC