For many Filipinos seeking employment abroad, finding a reputable recruitment agency is one of the major decisions that they have to make in order to make their overseas employment experience both safe and legal. Unfortunately, illegal recruiters and fraudulent job offers continue to target aspiring overseas workers. In order to keep away from fraudulent schemes, it is important to ensure that the recruiting agency is licensed by the Department of Migrant Workers.
𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀 𝗧𝗼 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗮 𝗟𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆
𝟭. 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗢𝗳 𝗠𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀
The first step is to visit the official Department of Migrant Workers website. The agency maintains a database of licensed recruitment agencies that can searched by agency name. This database contains information on whether an agency has valid, suspended, cancelled, or expired license.
𝟮. 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗲
Enter the name of the recruitment agency in the Department of Migrant Workers Licensed Recruitment Agencies database. If the agency appears in the system, review its license status and other details. If the agency cannot be found, applicants should exercise caution and conduct further verification
𝟯. 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝘂𝘀
Ensure that the agency’s license is active and valid. Some agencies may have suspended, cancelled, or permanently revoked licenses. Applicants should only transact with agencies that have valid authorization from the DW
𝟰. 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗢𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀
A licensed agency must have an approved job order from foreign employer. The applicant can verify whether it is an approved position by using DMW Approved Job Orders database.
𝟱. 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆
Legitimate agencies have full office address, telephone number, email address, and other ways to contact them. The applicant should check and these and, if possible, visit the office.
𝟲. 𝗣𝗮𝘆 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗹𝗮𝗴𝘀
Recruiters are red flag if they:
• Demand too many fees
• Give guarantees of employment or immediate deployment
• Interview people in unofficial places
• Fail to give any documentation
• Have personal social media account instead of official one
Reference:
– Respicio ph
– Department of Migrant Worker
