With the rise of online job ads, overseas opportunities, and social media recruitment, it has become increasingly important to check whether a job posting is legitimateโespecially if itโs being handled by a recruitment agency. For overseas jobs, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) plays a vital role in regulating and licensing agencies to protect aspiring Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from scams.
๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ณ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ ๐ท๐ผ๐ฏ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐:
๐ญ. ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐ช
The first and most crucial step is to confirm if the agency is accredited by the Department of Migrant Workers.
โข Visit the DMW website (https://dmw.gov.ph) and use their Licensed Recruitment Agency Search tool.
โข Type the agency name in the search bar to see its status, license validity, and authorized job orders.
โข Avoid agencies whose licenses are expired, suspended, or canceled.
๐ฎ. ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ณ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ
A legitimate overseas job posting must have an approved job order from the DMW.
โข On the DMW website, go to the Approved Job Orders section.
โข Search using either the position title or the country of destination.
โข Make sure the job order matches the details in the ad, including employer name, job location, and salary range.
๐ฏ. ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ด๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฏ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด
Even if an agency is licensed, beware of suspicious details in the posting:
โข Unrealistic salaries that seem too good to be true.
โข Upfront fees for application, training, or processing (DMW prohibits charging placement fees for some job categories).
โข Vague job descriptions or no specific employer details.
โข Urgency tactics like โlimited slots, apply nowโ without verification.
๐ฐ. ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐น๐
โข Use the official contact number and address listed on the DMW website, not the one in the job ad.
โข Ask if the job posting you saw is officially theirs.
โข Visit their office if possible to ensure youโre dealing with the legitimate branch.
๐ฑ. ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฏ ๐๐ฑ๐
If you encounter a potentially fraudulent posting:
โข Report it to the DMW Anti-Illegal Recruitment and Trafficking in Persons Program at:
o Hotline: 8721-0619
o Email: info@dmw.gov.ph
โข You can also report to the Philippine National Police (PNP) Anti-Cybercrime Group if the ad is online.
: ๐๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐ชโ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด. ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ท๐ผ๐ฏ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ท๐ผ๐ฏ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐. ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐.Reference:
Department of Migrant Workers
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