Foreign recruitment agencies (FRA) who hire overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), household service workers (HSWs) in particular, to be deployed in Kuwait will be required to pay an escrow deposit amounting to $10,000 (Php536,605.00) to ensure the protection of OFWs in the Gulf state.
The new rule, which is included in the guidelines released by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) on hiring and deployment of OFWs to Kuwait, requires foreign recruiters to pay an escrow deposit which would serve as a cash bond that will serve as a payment for OFWs in case their employers would refuse to pay for their service.
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![Foreign recruitment agencies (FRA) who hire overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), household service workers (HSWs) in particular, to be deployed in Kuwait will be required to pay an escrow deposit amounting to $10,000 (Php536,605.00) to ensure the protection of OFWs in the Gulf state. The new rule, which is included in the guidelines released by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) on hiring and deployment of OFWs to Kuwait, requires foreign recruiters to pay an escrow deposit which would serve as a cash bond that will serve as a payment for OFWs in case their employers would refuse to pay for their service. Advertisement Sponsored Links Through this new rule, FRAs will be forced to monitor the status of OFWs. “They will be the ones who will ask [Kuwaiti] employers to pay the claims of their Filipino workers since it could be charged to them if the employers will not pay for it,” POEA administrator Bernard Olalia said. Olalia explained that the 2016 POEA rules state that the escrow deposit should be $50,000, however, it was reduced to $10,000. “Based from [2016] rules, the escrow deposit is US$50,000. We passed a GB (governing board resolution) pegging the escrow deposit to just US$10,000,” Olalia said. The POEA Welfare and Employment Office will monitor if Kuwaiti recruiters and employers follow the rules included in the guidelines and the signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Philippines and Kuwait. Meanwhile, Olalia added that local recruitment agencies will also be required to pay an escrow deposit separate from the FRA’s. The guidelines were released following the signing of the labor deal between the Philippines and Kuwait that seeks to protect the welfare of OFWs in the Gulf state. Foreign recruitment agencies (FRA) who hire overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), household service workers (HSWs) in particular, to be deployed in Kuwait will be required to pay an escrow deposit amounting to $10,000 (Php534,205) to ensure the protection of OFWs in the Gulf state. The new rule, which is included in the guidelines released by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) on hiring and deployment of OFWs to Kuwait, requires foreign recruiters to pay an escrow deposit which would serve as a cash bond that will serve as a payment for OFWs in case their employers would refuse to pay for their service. Advertisement Sponsored Links Through this new rule, FRAs will be forced to monitor the status of OFWs. “They will be the ones who will ask [Kuwaiti] employers to pay the claims of their Filipino workers since it could be charged to them if the employers will not pay for it,” POEA administrator Bernard Olalia said. Olalia explained that the 2016 POEA rules state that the escrow deposit should be $50,000, however, it was reduced to $10,000. “Based from [2016] rules, the escrow deposit is US$50,000. We passed a GB (governing board resolution) pegging the escrow deposit to just US$10,000,” Olalia said. The POEA Welfare and Employment Office will monitor if Kuwaiti recruiters and employers follow the rules included in the guidelines and the signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Philippines and Kuwait. Meanwhile, Olalia added that local recruitment agencies will also be required to pay an escrow deposit separate from the FRA’s. The guidelines were released following the signing of the labor deal between the Philippines and Kuwait that seeks to protect the welfare of OFWs in the Gulf state. READ MORE: Can A Family Of Five Survive With P10K Income In A Month? DTI Offers P5K To P200K To Small Business Owners How Filipinos Can Get Free Oman Visa? Do You Know The Effects Of Too Much Bad News To Your Body? Authorized Travel Agency To Process Temporary Visa Bound to South Korea Who Can Skip Online Appointment And Use The DFA Courtesy Lane For Passport Processing? READ MORE: Can A Family Of Five Survive With P10K Income In A Month? DTI Offers P5K To P200K To Small Business Owners How Filipinos Can Get Free Oman Visa? Do You Know The Effects Of Too Much Bad News To Your Body? Authorized Travel Agency To Process Temporary Visa Bound to South Korea Who Can Skip Online Appointment And Use The DFA Courtesy Lane For Passport Processing?](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOVZmlSZzeX1uQnREhtLDyVQXSZEjWQfyMlTSUaIrhuVmATocTNuFaiMLLmjLl_g82O9W0-R1MVTIC3aV2HaEmoODzBCglsug1omRwhXgJmprCXTVMeua0VRFwrtf5GS49QWxDug/s1600/%2524%2524%2524%2524%2524%2524%2524%2524%2524%2524%2524%2524%2524%2524%2524.png "Foreign Recruitment Agencies To Pay $10,00 Deposit To Protect OFWs")
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POEA administrator Bernard Olalia explained that the 2016 POEA rules state that the escrow deposit should be $50,000, however, it was reduced to $10,000.
The POEA Welfare and Employment Office will monitor if Kuwaiti recruiters and employers follow the rules included in the guidelines and the signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Philippines and Kuwait.
Olalia also added that recruitment agencies in the Philippines will be required to pay an escrow deposit as well separate from the FRA’s.
Following the signing of the labor deal between the Philippines and Kuwait that seeks to protect the welfare of OFWs in the Gulf state, this guideline is also released.
![Foreign recruitment agencies (FRA) who hire overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), household service workers (HSWs) in particular, to be deployed in Kuwait will be required to pay an escrow deposit amounting to $10,000 (Php534,205) to ensure the protection of OFWs in the Gulf state. The new rule, which is included in the guidelines released by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) on hiring and deployment of OFWs to Kuwait, requires foreign recruiters to pay an escrow deposit which would serve as a cash bond that will serve as a payment for OFWs in case their employers would refuse to pay for their service. Advertisement Sponsored Links Through this new rule, FRAs will be forced to monitor the status of OFWs. “They will be the ones who will ask [Kuwaiti] employers to pay the claims of their Filipino workers since it could be charged to them if the employers will not pay for it,” POEA administrator Bernard Olalia said. Olalia explained that the 2016 POEA rules state that the escrow deposit should be $50,000, however, it was reduced to $10,000. “Based from [2016] rules, the escrow deposit is US$50,000. We passed a GB (governing board resolution) pegging the escrow deposit to just US$10,000,” Olalia said. The POEA Welfare and Employment Office will monitor if Kuwaiti recruiters and employers follow the rules included in the guidelines and the signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Philippines and Kuwait. Meanwhile, Olalia added that local recruitment agencies will also be required to pay an escrow deposit separate from the FRA’s. The guidelines were released following the signing of the labor deal between the Philippines and Kuwait that seeks to protect the welfare of OFWs in the Gulf state. READ MORE: Can A Family Of Five Survive With P10K Income In A Month? DTI Offers P5K To P200K To Small Business Owners How Filipinos Can Get Free Oman Visa? Do You Know The Effects Of Too Much Bad News To Your Body? Authorized Travel Agency To Process Temporary Visa Bound to South Korea Who Can Skip Online Appointment And Use The DFA Courtesy Lane For Passport Processing?](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8CHAFdUvpid44z8O8Y7oSP5xv6VczWH_yEdK7mSPge8OI4MIFYJUWUOSbFLn-EQsYCGrOk3SZNYAB_UgLipmOYG5Y32Z3p65bd6EGxxMhZqAJX5DPMb2z7OWkl_M3IH4vJaW9Ig/s1600/%2523%2523%2523%2523%2523%2523%2523%2523%2523%2523%2523%2523%2523.png "Foreign Recruitment Agencies To Pay Php534,205 Deposit To Protect OFWs")
