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Bello Suspends Deployment to Kuwait P3 Bello suspends deployment to Kuwait P3 photo by Heather Agyepong photo by Larry C. Price. The Philadelphia Inquirer NEWS OVERSEAS AGENCIES THE GOOD NEWS 300K Contractuals Japan welcomes Renewed drive From spa to secure jobs technical interns vs. child labor to ‘carinderia’ P2 P5 P6 P8 Additional OSSCO EXCELS POLOs to look IN INNOVATION after OFWs The One-Stop Service Center for OFWs (OSSCO) was among the government programs listed by the Asian Productivity Organization-Center of Excellence on Public Sector Productivity as having excelled in P2 Innovation and Productivity Initiatives in 2017. P2 PLDT plea junked; told to pay P66-M benefits P3 ’Political will’ made OFBank a reality P2 OVERSEAS FILIPINO (OF) BANK LAUNCH. President Rodrigo Duterte, flanked by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, Foreign Affairs Secretary Allan Peter Cayetano, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, and Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Martin Andanar, leads the launching of the OF Bank at the Postbank Center in Liwasang Bonifacio, Manila. The OF Bank will cater to remittances and other banking needs of Filipino migrant workers all over the world. 2 January 2018 ‘Political will’ made OFBank a reality SHEER political will and grate- immense economic contribution gratefulness to them, soon enough year. The President designated and those who acquired resident fulness to and genuine affection and sacrifices of overseas our OFWs will slowly accumulate a representative of OFWs in the visas. for the Filipino modern day Filipinos. larger shares in the bank to bank board along with the labor The bank is set to provide heroes. “Today, we make history. become its biggest shareholders secretary and the administrator the cheapest, fastest, secured, These, according to Labor And we dedicate this chapter in and owners.” of the Overseas Workers Welfare and convenient mobile credit-to- Secretary Silvestre Bello III are grateful recognition of the immea- “And I dare declare that Administration. account-system remittance service what made President Duterte surable sacrifices and immense this will happen during the Services of the OF Bank for overseas Filipinos. It will also fulfill his promise to establish the contribution of our overseas Fili- incumbency of the Mayor from are meant to ease the burden offer competitive deposit products OFbank which will cater primarily pinos to what our nation is now,” Davao who made the OFBank a on overseas Filipinos through including Peso ATM Savings, time to the financial needs of overseas he said, noting that the establish- reality,” Bello said. tailor-fit products and services deposit and checking accounts. Filipinos, mainly the OFWs. ment of a bank for OFWs has been Formerly the Philippine Postal for the modern day heroes and OF Bank is also introducing the At the launch of the bank in promised by former presidents in Savings Bank, it was acquired by their families. Not only limited Future Need Savings Plan to Manila on January 18, Bello said the last four decades. the Land Bank of the Philippines to overseas Filipino workers, the encourage and inspire overseas the OFBank is the government’s He added, “So as to demon- by virtue of Executive Order No. bank will also benefit all Filipinos Filipinos to develop the habit of manifestation of gratitude for the strate our government’s sincerest 44 issued by President Duterte last abroad, including immigrants, saving money. –Paul R. Ang More POLOs to look after OFWs 2018 regularization target: THE government is establishing China; Berlin, Germany; to Filipinos around the world. additional Philippine Overseas Wellington, New Zealand; and in This would allow us to proactively 300k contractuals Labor Offices to look after and Osaka, Japan. monitor and take advantage of better serve overseas Filipino “We see the opening of POLOs labor market opportunities in the workers (OFWs). in those posts as a strategic step host countries,” Labor Secretary to secure jobs Opening up this year are new in ensuring that labor-related Silvestre Bello III told a command POLOs in Miami, Florida and programs and services of the conference of labor attaches last AT least 300,000 contractual they must submit a program Los Angeles in the US; Shanghai, government are made accessible month. workers will be regularized by of regularization,” Bello told a In a separate media interview, the end of 2018 on top of the more recent media forum in Quezon Bello said: “We will set up a new than 120,000 workers already City. POLO in Florida so we could enjoying regular employment “Through our intensified address the concerns of our status under the government’s labor inspections and voluntary Filipino seafarers there.” drive against contractualization. regularization of collaborating “We do not have a POLO in This year’s number of workers establishments, we are expect- New Zealand and our workers to be regularized is the target ing more workers to enjoy there are under our POLO in set by the labor department to stable employment status. As Australia,” he said. be attained through voluntary President Duterte has com- He also said POLOs would compliance and other enforce- mitted, we are pursuing the be established in countries with ment measures in businesses and campaign to stop this pernicious large concentration of OFWs. enterprises across the country. (contractualization) practice with The new POLOs will be To help attain this target and more vigor,” he said. added to the existing 35 overseas to fast track the regularization At present, there are 541 photo by International Labor Affairs Bureau labor offices of the department. of workers, Labor Secretary Labor Laws Compliance Officers TRAINING PROGRAM FOR OMAN-BASED OFWs. OFW participants intently listen to the Silvestre Bello III said he will (LLCOs) who conduct assessment discussion during a training course organized by the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in ask establishments to submit and inspection of around 937,554 Oman. their respective employee small, medium and big business regularization programs. establishments in the country. “I have instructed our Under- On top of that are 55 social secretary for Labor Relations partners comprised of 45 labor OSSCO excels in innovation to order all our regional groups, five employers’ groups, offices to require all business and five other organizations who by Gerry S. Rubio As of end 2017, the OSSCOs educational, training, and welfare establishments throughout the were trained on Labor Laws and served 1,736,578 Filipino workers assistance; issuance of new or country to submit a list of their Social Legislation. –Althea Louise THE One-Stop Service Center for at the Philippine Overseas Em- renewal of existing professional employees and the nature of their D. Majan OFWs, an interagency initiative of ployment Administration central license ID, issuance or revalidation employment. At the same time, the labor department, was listed as office in Mandaluyong City and of Seaman’s Book; processing one of the Philippine government in the 16 other regional centers in or updating of membership to programs having excelled in the country. Pag-IBIG, SSS, and PhilHealth, Innovation and Productivity Labor Secretary Silvestre including loans, claims, Initiatives in the Service Quality Bello III has been encouraging and contribution payments; category. OFWs to avail of the services processing and issuances of birth, The rating was made by the of OSSCOs in their respective marriage or death certificates, NBI Asian Productivity Organization regions for a more convenient and clearance, and TIN, among others. - Center of Excellence on shorter processing time of their Sixteen government agencies Public Sector Productivity in documents, and considerable provide services to the OSSCOs in its assessment of public offices reduction of expenses. POEA and in the regional centers. photo by Kitanglad Multimedia Collective conducted last year. “And in order to further APO is a regional intergovern- provide convenience to our mental organization composed OFWs, we are expanding the of 20 economies that work for OSSCO by putting up more the sustainable socio-economic service centers. With this, it is development of Asia and the hoped that more and more of our Pacific by enhancing productivity. workers aspiring for job overseas It is headquartered in Tokyo, and those returning OFWs will Japan. benefit from a less costly way of OSSCO was cited among five accessing frontline government other separate innovative pro- services,” Bello said. grams of the Department of Science Pursuant to the desire of and Technology, Department of President Duterte, DOLE launch- Health, Department of Energy ed OSSCO in August 2016 to and the Department of Tourism give OFWs and applicants for and a host of other agencies and overseas work with a broad range local government units. of accessible inter-agency services The APO rating came amid by putting in one location all the increased number of workers government agencies that provide served by the 17 OSSCOs documentary services and other nationwide for over a year that assistance. it brought together government OSSCOs provide services for rd agencies in one location to serve passport processing, OWWA OFW ONE-STOP SHOP PROCESSING CENTER IN PAMPANGA OPENED. Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III (3 from left, in front), Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade, House Committee on Transportation Chairman Congressman Cesar V. Sarmiento, Angeles City Mayor Ed OFWs and those applying for membership
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