Guidelines in the Implementation of Apostille Convention Related to the Verification of Employment Documents for OFWs

July 2019POEA MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 008-19TO:All Concerned   SUBJECT:Guidelines in the Implementation of Apostille Convention Related to the Verification of Employment Documents for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) Pursuant to the accession of the Philippines to The Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation of Foreign Public Documents otherwise known as Apostille Convention, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has issued an Advisory dated 07 May 2019 informing the public that the DFA-Office of Consular Affairs will no longer issue Authentication Certificates effective 14 May 2019. Consistent with the commitments to the said Convention, the following guidelines are hereby issued by this Administration: HTcADCI. Definition of Verification, Authentication and ApostilleVerification refers to the procedure being conducted or applied by the Labor Attaché in Philippine Overseas Labor Offices (POLOs) to ensure that all the employment rights, benefits and welfare of Filipino migrant workers at the worksite are duly protected. Through verification, the Labor Attaché shall ensure that the employment contracts of the Filipino migrant workers and other employment documents are consistent with the prevailing...