The most important part of POEA‘s process in documenting landbased agency hired workers is making sure that all the necessary information is collected and recorded in a way that will be helpful to both the worker and the employer. A well-documented file can help ensure that both parties are able to understand their rights and responsibilities, and can help resolve any disputes that may arise.
Also Read: List of POEA Services for Licensed Recruitment Agencies (LRA)
The employers are documented and registered in the POEA. So, the hired workers of the agency must also be documented. If the agency and the principal employers are legal, the hired workers must be legal also.
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What are the Landbased Agency Hired Workers?
Landbased Agency Hired Workers are the workers being hired by the POEA-licensed recruitment agency to work as Overseas Filipino employees in another country for land-based jobs.
Benefits
The benefit of this service is to give assurance to the hired workers that their papers will be processed to receive a job through a legal entity that can support and help them if something happens within their employment contract. This will also benefit the agency since they are assured that the hired workers are fit to work with the right skills, qualifications, and mindset.
Requirements
Here are the requirements for the documentation of land-based agency-hired workers.
For Processing via Manual Submission
- For manual processing, a letter request
- Sheet for Monitoring
- OFWs must have a certificate of coverage for required insurance.
- Information sheet for OFWs
- Passport photocopy
- For domestic workers, low-skilled female workers with a foreign placement agency as an employer, drivers bound to the Middle East, and overseas performing artists for Korea and Japan, Taiwan only, and individually validated employment contract
- OWWA‘s Comprehensive Pre-Departure Education Program (CPDEP) Certificate, National Certificate (NCII), and PDOS Certificate (for HSWS)
- Comprehensive motor vehicle insurance with third-party liability is recommended for drivers traveling to the Middle East.
- For female workers, a copy of a visa or an equivalent document (with an English translation) is required.
- Signatory card to the agency
For Processing via e-Submission:
- An accomplished E -Submit Form
- Sheet for Monitoring
- OFWs must have a certificate of coverage for the required insurance.
- Contract of employment with individual verification (for domestic workers, low/semi-skilled female workers with a foreign placement agency as an employer, drivers going for the Middle East, and only Korean and Japanese performing artists)
- OWWA CPDEP Certificate, PDOS Certificate, National Certificate (NCII) (for HSWS)
- Comprehensive motor vehicle insurance with third-party liability is recommended for drivers traveling to the Middle East
- For female workers, a copy of a visa or an equivalent document (with an English translation) is required.
Fees to be paid / Costs
- Processing fee of 200 pesos(4$) per worker
- US$25.00 or Peso equivalent OWWA Membership Fee (per worker)
- An OWWA membership fee of 25$(1,250 pesos)
- PhilHealth-Medicare
- 1,200 pesos for 6 months
- 2,400 pesos for a year
- Pag-IBIG monthly contribution of 100 pesos
Qualifications
This is open for licensed Land-based agencies in the Philippines.
How to Process Documentation of Landbased Agency Hired Workers through Manual Submission
Here is the step-by-step procedure on the Documentation of Landbased Agency Hired Workers if you plan to submit it manually.
- For evaluation, submit the required documentation to the Landbased Center, 2nd Floor, at the designated window. The Landbased Center is located at EDSA Corner, Ortigas Avenue, Mandaluyong City,1550 Metro Manila.
- Wait for your processed and encoded Request for Processing to be released (RFP).
- At Counters H and I, provide an encoded RFP for payment of the worker’s OWWA contribution, Medicare, Pag-IBIG premium, and POEA processing charge.
- Pay the assessed fees and receive an E-receipt, which acts as the POEA travel exit clearance, at the Cashier’s window J, K, M, and N.
How to Process Documentation of Landbased Agency Hired Workers through e-Submission
Here is the step-by-step procedure on the Documentation of Landbased Agency Hired Workers via online submission.
- For evaluation, submit the required documentation to the Landbased Center, 2nd Floor, at the designated window. The Landbased Center office is located at EDSA Corner, Ortigas Avenue, Mandaluyong City, 1550 Metro Manila.
- Wait for the e-submit form to be evaluated before proceeding.
- At Counter H and I, provide the e-submit form that has been evaluated for payment of the worker’s OWWA contribution, PhilHealth-Medicare premium, Pag-IBIG premium, and POEA processing fee.
- Proceed to the Cashier at Window J, K, M, and N for payment of assessed fees, and issuance of E-receipt serves as the POEA travel exit clearance.
Summary
Filipinos are advised to apply for work via licensed recruitment agencies in the Philippines only because it will ensure their safety and protection. The Documentation of Landbased Agency Hired Workers is the official document that proves an individual is hired by a licensed agency in the Philippines. It can be submitted online or manually to POEA.
This assures employers abroad of their workers’ qualifications, character, and honesty while ensuring insurance coverage for each foreign worker.
Applying as an OFW to a licensed recruitment agency is much easier than applying as a direct-hire since the agency will shoulder some of the processes you have to undergo to be an OFW. Going through an agency will truly help you to be an OFW without much of a hassle.