Rules and Regulations Governing Overseas Employment

May 31, 1991RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENTBOOK IGeneral PolicyRULE IGeneral Statement of PolicyIt shall be the policy of the Administration to:a. Promote and develop overseas employment opportunities in cooperation with relevant government institutions and the private sector;b. Establish the environment conducive to the continued operations of legitimate, responsible and professional private agencies;c. Afford protection to Filipino workers and their families, promote their interests and safeguard their welfare; andd. Develop and implement programs for the effective monitoring of returning contract workers promoting their re-training and re-employment or their smooth re-integration into the mainstream of the national economy.RULE IIDefinition of TermsFor purposes of the Rules, the following terms are defined as follows:a. Administration — the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA).b. Administrator — the Administrator of the POEA.c. Agency — a private employment or a manning agency as defined herein.d. Allottee — any person named or designated by the overseas contract workers as the recipient of his remittance to the Philippines.e. Balik-Manggagawa (Vacationing Worker) — a landbased contract worker who is on a vacation or on an...