POEA & YOU
What is the POEA?
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) is an agency of the Government of the Philippines responsible for opening the benefits of the overseas employment program of the Philippines.
What is the function of POEA?
THE PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT ADMINISTRATION, or the POEA, is the government’s arm that manages the migration of Filipino workers overseas. An agency attached to the Department of Labor and Employment, the POEA has four operating offices and a support group that systematically deliver services for the recruitment and deployment of Filipino workers.
What are the functions and services offered by POEA?
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Pre-Employment Services Office (PSO): The PSO handles the registration or accreditation of foreign employers as principals.
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Licensing and Regulation Office (LRO): The LRO regulates the operations of private employment and manning agencies
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Adjudication Office (AO): The AO hears and decides cases filed against licensed private employment and manning agencies, foreign employers, and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) violating POEA rules and regulations.
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Management Services Group (MSG): maintains the POEA’s management information system (MIS) and provides fiscal and administrative services.
Where is POEA located at?
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POEA (Philippine Overseas Employment Administration)
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EDSA corner Ortigas Avenue, Mandaluyong City, Philippines
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PHONE: 632 722 1144 - 632 722 1155
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EMAIL: info@poea.gov.ph
POEA has Labor Agreements with the following Canadian provinces:
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MOU between Ph and Alberta
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MOU between Ph and Manitoba
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MOU between Ph and British Columbia
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MOU between Ph and Saskatchewan 2006
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MOU between Ph and Saskatchewan 2013
POEA has created a report on OFW Deployment Statistics: (http://www.poea.gov.ph/stats/2010%20Deployment%20by%20Destination,%20Occupation%20and%20Sex%202010%20-%20New%20hires.pdf)