Thursday 12 July 2012

POEA campaigns for anti-illegal recruitment, anti-trafficking in persons

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) is intensifying its campaign against illegal recruitment and anti-trafficking in persons.

In a statement, POEA-Caraga Regional Supervisor Marietta M. Bellotindos said the campaign is in relation to the agency’s project in upscaling and intensification of community-based migration information, orientation and advocacy campaign under the Millennium Development Goal-F Joint Programme on Youth, Employment and Migration (MDG-YEM).

Bellotindos said this is in support of POEA’s effort to continuously partner with several agencies in having a common goal of reaching the municipalities and provinces with high incidence of illegal recruitment and trafficking in persons.

Bellotindos further said this will also help in advancing a strengthened and simplified education and information dissemination campaign program.

With these developments, the official said the POEA National and Regional Center representatives are currently conducting series of activities on Campaign Against Illegal Recruitment, Trafficking in Persons and Irregular Migration (CAIRTIM) in Agusan del Sur.

Bellotindos said the activity includes several anti-illegal recruitment campaign activities pursuant to Republic Act 10022, which mandates local government units to have an active role in the overseas employment program, particularly in information dissemination.

Bellotindos said training on anti-illegal recruitment and anti-trafficking in persons for law enforcers and prosecutors is set on Thursday, July 12, 2012 at the Provincial Training Center, D.O. Plaza Government Center, Patin-ay, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur.

Also, the signing of a new memorandum of understanding between the provincial government, POEA, Department of Labor and Employment, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration and other involved agencies will take place on the same date and venue. (RER/PIA 13-Caraga) 

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