TIM eMagazine Vol.3 Issue 8
DOLE
strengthens
orientation to
OFWs on-site
Labor Secretary Silvestre
Bello III
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o facilitate the social
integration of overseas
Filipino workers in their
countries of destination,
Labor Secretary Silvestre
Bello III instructed the
Philippine Overseas
Labor Offices to standardize the Post-Arrival Orientation
Seminar (PAOS) given to OFWs.
A follow-through to the Pre-Departure Orientation Seminar
(PDOS), the PAOS serves as a guide for newly-arrived OFWs
to be oriented about the receiving country’s profile, culture,
economy, education, laws, and working environment.
To standardize PAOS, Bello issued Administrative Order
No. 532 which prescribes a content framework that contains
information on the customs, culture, and tradition of the host
country of OFWs; the political and regulatory framework on
labor and immigration; employment contract; Philippine
government’s role; emergency services availments; health
and safety benefits; training initiatives; social support system
services; and Filipino Community initiatives.
Bello directed the POLOs to conduct the orientation to
newly-arrived OFWs ideally within one month from the date of
their arrival in the host country.
They are also required to compel employers and foreign
recruitment agencies to allow OFWs, especially the domestic
workers, to attend the seminar.
To expand the access of OFWs to PAOS, the International
Labor Affairs Bureau and the POLOs are set to work on the
development of an online country-specific version of the PAOS
as a supplemental platform for the implementation of the
program.
www.dole.gov.ph
To standardize PAOS, Bello issued
Administrative Order No. 532 which
prescribes a content framework that
contains information on the customs,
culture, and tradition of the host
country of OFWs; the political and
regulatory framework on labor and
immigration; employment contract;
Philippine government’s role;
emergency services availments; health
and safety benefits; training initiatives;
social support system services; and
Filipino Community initiatives.
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