Dual Registration for Taiwanese Employers Under the Special Hiring Program for Taiwan Who have Valid Registration with Private Recruitment Agencies

August 26, 2015POEA MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 011-15TO:All Concerned   SUBJECT:Dual Registration for Taiwanese Employers Under the Special Hiring Program for Taiwan Who have Valid Registration with Private Recruitment Agencies The Workforce Development Agency (WDA) under the Ministry of Labor (MOL) of Taiwan has come up with an online recruitment system called the International Direct E-Recruitment System (IDES). The IDES will be implemented for the Special Hiring Program for Taiwan (SHPT), a government-to-government arrangement implemented by this Administration through its in-house placement facility, the Government Placement Branch (GPB) of the POEA. The IDES is designed to simplify the hiring process under SHPT and make it easier for Taiwanese employers to directly hire foreign workers, including overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), without the participation of private recruitment agencies/brokers. The system aims to cut down the processing time in finding suitable foreign worker/s and likewise reduce the mobilization costs for workers and employers.To strengthen the hiring program of OFWs under the SHPT, Taiwanese Employers who have valid registration with Philippine Recruitment Agencies (PRAs) shall be allowed to hire under SHPT...