Good day everyone, Rep. Roy V. Seneres recently filed our 2nd House Bill - HB 2579 - An Act Requiring All Heads of Local Government Units to Establish "OFW Family Help Desks" in their Offices. This Act shall be known and cited as the "OFW and Family Help Desks Act of 2013". Provincial Governors, City and Municipal Mayors are traditionally known as the “Ama” or “Ina” of their respective local government units and must perforce fill the gap in protecting and overseeing the welfare of weakened OFW Families in their areas of responsibilities. All Provincial Governors, City and Municipal Mayors are hereby required to create or establish OFW Family Help Desks in their offices to attend to, provide assistance and to address concerns or problems of Overseas Filipino Workers and their families including counseling on business and livelihood opportunities, who are residing in the local government unit’s territorial jurisdiction. All local government units (LGUs), in partnership with the DFA, POEA, OWWA, other concerned government agencies, advocating the rights and welfare of overseas Filipino workers, shall also take a proactive stance in the dissemination of information to their constituents on all aspects of overseas employment. Such help desks shall be linked to the database of all concerned government agencies particularly the POEA and the OWWA for its updated lists of overseas job orders and licensed recruitment agencies in good standing.
Posted on: Mon, 02 Sep 2013 04:36:41 +0000
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