4 TRAVEL & TOURS FACE RAPS FOR ILLEGAL RECRUITMENT OF 200 JOBSEEKERS

advertisement

POEA warns public vs illegal recruiters in travel and tours agency

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), warns the public against illegal recruitment modus posing as travel and tours agency.

In the Facebook Page of POEA chief Hans Leo Cacdac, there's a post that warns the public against four allegedly illegal recruitment agency that already victimized 200 people.

It stated that public should be wary of the following illegal recruiters claimed to deploy overseas Filipino workers (OFW) to Australia and New Zealand to work as butchers, nurses for Germany and skilled workers like butchers, welders, teachers, caregivers, hotel workers for Japan.

advertisement

This is the following:

1. Bantayog Travel and Tours, owned by Osmando ‘Ozhie’ N. Habilag with office address at 2/F Unit CCL Building, Biwas, Tanza Cavite.

2. PADS Travel and Tours, owned by Alejandro Navarro, allegedly cousin of Osmando Hablag with the office address at 164 Mother Ignacia Avenue, Quezon City.

3. Alex Ramos/Alex Carlos of PADS Travel and Tours.

4. Veraflor de los Reyes, agent/recruiter of Bantayog Travel and Tours and owners of Visa Assist Fortune Diamond Rays, a travel consultancy in Davao.

The post also said that those illegal recruiters lured those who plan to work abroad from Pangasinan, Tarlac, Davao City, Davao del Norte, Cebu, Cavite, Compostela Valley, Iloilo, Misamis Oriental, Leyte, and Caloocan City.

It said, that these illegal recruiters are asking to P70,000 - P90, 000 for placement fees, reservation fees, processing fees, and medical/training expenses.

Accordingly, they use Facebook and "orientation seminars" in different places and claiming that the POEA and the above mentioned countries have a bilateral agreement.

They also rushed their victims for the "slot" and for the Visa.

Department of Justice (DOJ) will file a case against this four illegal recruiter.

advertisement

POEA also reminds the public of the following:

1. Travel Agencies, office or consultancy are not allowed to recruit.

2. Do not be lured by immediate deployment offered by the recruiter. Always check if the recruitment agency is license.

3. Don't give placement fees or other amounts to unlicensed recruiter.


Cacdac urges the public to report whatever incidents they know involving illegal recruitment to the following offices, POEA, DOLE, OWWA, PNP, NBI, and DOJ. They may also call POEA hotlines - 7221144, 7221155.

On the other news about illegal recruitment

©2016 THOUGHTSKOTO

POEA WARNING: FAKE JOBS AND ILLEGAL RECRUITMENT BOUND FOR AUSTRALIA, CANADA and UNITED KINGDOM

The Australian government is implementing a new legislation that make it unlawful for a person to ask for, receive, offer or provide payment or other benefits in return for a range of sponsorship related events. 

POEA issued a warning advisory to all those applying for visa to Australia about the law that prohibits asking for, offering or receiving ‘benefit’ for visa sponsorship.

Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac said the Migration Amendment (Charging for a Migration Outcome) Act 2015 which took effect on 14 December 2015 seeks to penalize the sponsor, visa applicant or other third party who benefit from visa sponsorship or employment of a foreign worker. These sanctions are not limited to the 457 visa program but also include other temporary and permanent skilled visa programs where there is potential for ‘payment for visas’ activity to occur. The law defines ‘benefit’ as a payment or other valuable consideration, a deduction of an amount, any kind of real or personal property, an advantage, a service, or a gift. Australia’s Department of Immigration and Border Protection said benefits may also include one-off lump sum payment, on-going regular payments, underpayment of a visa holder’s wages and salary, repayment of a visa holder’s wage and salary, unpaid work, being paid as hourly wage which is less than the guaranteed annual earning, and payment for goods and services. 

A sponsorship-related event generally involves a sponsorship arrangement between a sponsor and a visa holder and may include 
(1) nominating to sponsor a person 
(2) becoming an approved sponsor 
(3) threatening to dismiss someone, affecting the person’s visa status, and 
(4) withdrawing a nomination application. 

As a criminal offense, benefiting from a sponsorship related event will be punishable by a maximum of 2 years imprisonment or a fine equivalent to $64,000 for an individual or $324,000 for a company or organization. Civil penalties are set at $43,000 for an individual or $216,000 for a company or organization. 

The Australian government was given discretionary power to consider cancelation of a temporary visa or permanent visa issued to any person who has engaged in ‘payment for visas’ activity. The law, however, allows payment of a reasonable amount for professional fees to registered migration agents for services such as preparing, lodging and advising of an outcome on an immigration application. Cacdac advised prospective applicants to be cautious of any job offer that requires upfront payment of work or sponsorship visas. 

advertisement

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE 
LEGAL JOBS AVAILABLE FOR AUSTRALIA for JUNE 2016 
RECENTLY APPROVED BY POEA FOR HIRE BY INDIVIDUAL AGENCIES

IKON SOLUTIONS ASIA INC

COOK CHEF DE PARTIE(50)

CAVES TREASURES MANPOWER & CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION

MECHANIC MOTOR GENERAL, (10)

UNIPLAN OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT INC      

BEATER PANEL (1)

PAINTER SPRAY VEHICLE (2)

TER SPRAY VEHICLE

HUMAN AGGREGATES PHILS. INC.

CHEF PASTRY (10)

CHEF TEPPANYAKI (10)

BISON MANAGEMENT CORPORATION           

WORKER MEAT (20)       

POWER HORIZON INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES INC

OPERATOR MECHANICAL TECHNICIAN(6)

PAINTER BLASTER(45)

TECHNICIAN.(6)

TECHNICIAN MAINTENANCE(8)

               TECHNICIAN PRODUCTION(4)    

QRD INTERNATIONAL PLACEMENT INC

TESTER SOFTWARE(12)  

advertisement

Watch this video warning by POEA as reported in 24 ORAS regarding illegal jobs offered by illegal recruiters bound for United Kingdom, Australia and Canada. 

©2016 THOUGHTSKOTO