Recruitment agency na walang lisensya at ilegal ang operasyon, ipinasara ng DMW

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00:00 The Department of Migrant Workers closed the recruitment agency that has thousands of followers and feedback on Facebook

00:08 after being caught without a license and having an illegal operation.

00:12 This is what Clayzel Pardilio wrote.

00:15 This company is like a black recruitment agency in Salcedo Village, Makati City.

00:23 When the office entered, their countrymen were in a state of shock.

00:29 Thousands of followers and feedback were posted on Facebook.

00:33 This is Belmond Philippines, which is a company that provides training, education, and jobs in Poland

00:38 and other countries in Europe and America.

00:41 But the Department of Migrant Workers said that the company has no license and has an illegal operation.

00:48 Earlier, the DMW raided the office of Belmond Philippines in Makati City.

00:58 According to the DMW, the so-called recruitment agency in Poland operates

01:03 and created an unlicensed branch in the Philippines that started in December 2023.

01:10 They're actually conducting recruitment activity.

01:12 They source documents of workers and then send them either as tourist or on a student visa.

01:19 They will go there and they promise that they can work there.

01:23 This is what we call human trafficking.

01:25 They send workers as tourist.

01:28 There's no OEC, it doesn't pass through the DMW.

01:31 We don't know what will happen to the workers and the welfare of the people who go there.

01:37 In the investigation of the DMW, five Filipinos were arrested for being sent away by an illegal recruitment agency.

01:44 The processing fee for each applicant is P150,000.

01:50 You will be paid P55,000, which is like a reservation fee.

01:53 And then when you finish everything, you will be paid P110,000.

01:57 You haven't left yet, you don't have a job, you don't know where you're going.

02:01 So, the Filipinos are pitiful.

02:03 Our regulation, if allowed to charge a worker because of the destination country allows it by rule,

02:09 it won't be more than a month's salary.

02:12 I know, there's really something wrong with our part.

02:14 If you want to refund, we will return everything you paid.

02:18 And of course, there's an apology if I didn't deliver all the promises.

02:26 According to Republic Act 10022 or Migrant Workers Act,

02:31 the person who broke the law can face up to 12 years in prison and up to P5 million fine.

02:40 The DMW said, this is a poll in the emerging market of the Philippines.

02:45 The factory, skilled and agricultural worker are in demand here.

02:50 But the employment reminder, be vigilant in looking for a job to avoid fraud.

02:57 Look for the legitimate recruitment agency and accredited employer on the DMW website.

03:05 Kelay Zalpardiliya for Pambansang TV in the new Philippines.