POEA RULES AND REGULATIONS
PART IGeneral Provisions
RULE IStatement of Policy
To uphold the dignity and fundamental human rights of Overseas Filipino Workers and promote full employment and equality of employment opportunities for all;
To protect every citizen desiring to work overseas by securing the best possible terms and conditions of employment;
To allow the deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers only in countries where their rights are protected;
To provide an effective gender-sensitive mechanism that can adequately protect and safeguard the rights and interest of Overseas Filipino Workers;
To educate Overseas Filipino Workers through dissemination of information, not only of their rights as workers but also of their rights as human beings, as well as instruct and guide the workers on how to assert their rights, and provide available mechanisms to redress violations of their rights;
To ensure careful selection of Filipino workers for overseas employment in order to protect the good name of the Philippines abroad;
To institute a system to guarantee that Overseas Filipino Workers possess the necessary skills, knowledge and experience for their overseas jobs;
To recognize the participation of the private sector in the ethical recruitment and placement of Overseas Filipino Workers to serve national development objectives;
To regulate private sector participation in the recruitment and placement of workers for overseas employment;
To support programs for the reintegration of returning Overseas Filipino Workers into Philippine society;
To pursue, with the active participation of the private sector, the creation of an environment conducive to the overseas employment program in order to maximize opportunities for employment generation, facilitation, enhancement and preservation;
To promote and support the establishment of a shared government information system on the overseas employment program, using a computer database to allow verification and freeflow of data exchanges;
To formulate and implement, in coordination with appropriate entities concerned, a system of promoting and monitoring the overseas employment of Filipino workers, taking into consideration their welfare and the domestic manpower requirements;
To recognize recruitment agencies, non-governmental organizations, trade unions, workers’associations, and other stakeholders, as partners of the State in the protection of Overseas Filipino Workers and the promotion of their welfare, and to cooperate with them in a spirit of trust, mutual respect and tripartism; and
To strengthen conciliation and mediation as primary modes of dispute resolution.
Reference : http://www.poea.gov.ph/laws&rules/files/Revised POEA Rules And Regulations.pdf
