Implementing Guidelines on the Registration of Direct-Hire Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs)

April 26, 2018POEA MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 008-18TO:All Concerned   SUBJECT:Implementing Guidelines on the Registration of Direct-Hire Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) Pursuant to DOLE Administrative Order No. 196, Series of 2018, in relation to Article 18 of the Labor Code of the Philippines (Ban on Direct Hiring), Republic Act 10022, and the Revised Rules and Regulations Governing the Recruitment and Employment of Landbased Overseas Filipino Workers of 2016, while observing the fundamental principle of deployment of workers only to countries with certification as compliant destination for our workers, the following guidelines shall govern the registration of Direct-Hire OFWs by this Administration. I.      Coverage. No employer shall directly hire an overseas Filipino worker for overseas employment. The following, however, are exempted from the ban:a.      Members of the diplomatic corps;b.      International organizations;c.      Heads of state and government officials with the rank of at least deputy minister; ord.      Other employers as may be allowed by the Administration, such as:1.      Those provided in a., b., and c. above who bear a lesser rank, if endorsed by the Philippine Overseas Labor Office...