TACLOBAN CITY Leyte, August 6 – The Department of Labor and Employment in Eastern Visayas is set to intensify its anti-illegal recruitment campaign amidst recent developments of people being illegally recruited by unscrupulous persons.
DOLE Regional Director Forter Puguon through DOLE Information Officer Dondon Doroja informed that this move is in answer to the directive of DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz.
DOLE Region 8 is partnering with the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration and the various local government units in Eastern Visayas in the conduct of advocacy campaign against illegal recruitment.
Mr. Doroja said that DOLE and POEA are scheduled to conduct an advocacy campaign in Catarman, Northern Samar on August 9, 2011. He said similar campaign will be conducted in the capital towns of the provinces composing the Region.
Mr. Doroja added that many of the victims of illegal recruitment are from the hinterland barangays of far-flung local government units.
During the advocacy campaign, DOLE and POEA will educate the people on what illegal recruitment is all about, how to identify an illegal recruiter, what are the penalties for illegal recruitment, and how they can avoid illegal recruitment.
The public will also be informed on the various modus operandi of illegal recruiters so that they will not fall prey as victims of these unscrupulous illegal recruiters.
Section 6 of Republic Act 8042 defines illegal recruitment as any act of canvassing, enlisting, contracting, transporting, utilizing, hiring or procuring workers and includes referring, contract services, promising or advertising for employment abroad, whether for profit or not, when undertaken by a non-license or non-holder of authority contemplated under Art 13 (F) of Presidential Decree No. 442, as amended otherwise known as the Labor Code of the Philippines: Provided, That any such non-licensee or non-holder who, in any manner, offers or promises for a fee employment abroad to two or more persons shall be deemed so engaged. (opt)
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