The Manila Times

Preparing OFWs for work abroad

- “Ginagawana­tinlahatit­opara alam na sila.

T does not end once an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) signs the employment contract with his or to hop on the plane and start working—and earning—there is is to attend a mandatory pre or PDOS.

Conducted by the Overseas employment so that OFWs know visa on your passport and you are registered with the Philippine

The PDOS is crucial because it provides many basic and use - - place or country where they will be working. Seminar modules - understand­ing the rights and

The PDOS seminar also teaches OFWs very basic things such as how men and women should

are also given to our departing OFWs in case they encounter problems abroad. To help them communicat­e better with their language courses are also taught - with the means to cope with their new work environmen­t emigrants or those leaving the country to settle permanentl­y employment and social security -

leaving the country to work or seminar is at an all- time high. -

To accommodat­e the volume PDOS providers conducting the seminar such as accredited land-based and manning agencies. Other PDOS providers include the non- government - While PDOS are administer­ed industry associatio­ns charge the deployment agency.

- 11 NGOs and seven industry associatio­ns. To ensure that PDOS modules are in compliance agency dispatches a monitoring and evaluation team to do random on- the- spot inspection inspection team may result in - er and depending on the gravity

Once our migrant worker ar - is known as the post-arrival ori tackles labor and living condi -

(We are doing all vices available to them. PDOS these so that when they arrive - they already have some working Filipino workers. These programs are something - our countrymen should be proud ment.

PDOS is a “constantly evolving each country- destinatio­n. “The services and programs like PDOS being enabled workers who can own countries. evaluate these seminars as well

as other programs and services in orientatio­n seminar is conducted order to meet the evolving condi tions and challenges in overseas employment and deployment to

who undergo PDOS. Filipino

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