40 foreign, local recruiters blacklisted
POEA PURGING CONTINUES Cleansing the recruitment industry is part of the intensified regulatory exercise to protect the Filipino workers
In a bid to rid the overseas placement industry of misfits, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) on Sunday has blacklisted 40 foreign and local recruitment agencies.
According to POEA, 21 foreign recruitment agencies and direct employers were banned and 19 erring local recruitment firms were suspended or whose licenses were cancelled.
Administrator Bernard Olalia of the POEA said cleansing the recruitment industry is part of the intensified regulatory exercise to protect the Filipino workers and promote the welfare of those seeking overseas employment.
Those meted with suspension, fine or cancelation of licenses were found to have violated recruitment rules from January to July.
The disqualified foreign recruitment agencies or direct employers are: AV Global Harvest PTE Ltd., Isa KhouriMetal Industries Ltd. and Amir Khoury, Raffles International Christian School, Al Tauqueet Trading and Services Est/Al Tauqet Trading & Services Co., NooraSalem Saad Occie for Recruitment of Domestic Helpers Office, All Pro Recruitment Agency, Marwan Slim, Food Equipment Supplying Company Limited (Fesco) & Thaer H. Abdou, Wanasah Manpower Supply & Mohammed Naser Al Naser, Bader Contracting & Trading Company/Bard Cont and Trad, Speedy Tech Electronics Co. Ltd., Staff Buro Staffing, Candice Cruz and Allan John Wilton, Jalal Al Jalal Construction Est./ Al Nassr AhssaTrading Contracting Company/ Jalal Al Jalal/Saad Saleh Al Jalal, Marhaba Shopping Center, Hadi Al HamroorContracting Est. and Fawzi Al Najrani Est./ Fouzi Saleh Najrani Contracting, Yacht Tours Maldives Pvt. Ltd, Al Falax Electronics Equipment and Supplies Company/ Al Falak Equipment, Agensi Pekerjaan YSL SDN BHD Lim Pooling and Saw Boon Foong, West Labour Supply and Abdalla Ali Adalla Alsari, Tsaheel Al Janoob Office for Recruitment, Al Bahli Manpower Recruiting Office & Omar Saad Al Hamad, and Special Manpower Supply.
Those meted with suspension, fine or cancelation of licenses were found to have violated recruitment rules from January to July.
The agencies with suspension or fine from January to 31 July are Double M Marine Services, Danasan Manpower & Management Services, Summit Placement and Resources, Masters International Placement, FarlandPersonnel Management Corp., Corinthians Placement Services, Ankor Management & Services & Consultant, HBO International Manpower Services, Century High HR Inc., First Champion & International Entertainment Inc., Jamal Human Resource, Farland Personnel Management Corp., Boom International Recruitment Agency, Workgroup International Manpower Services, OsimsOriental Skills International, Health Carousel Philippines Inc., Mitch International Recruitment Agency and Falcon Maritime & Allied Services.
The list of agencies with cancelled licenses include Rufean International Resources, Ace Globe Management Consultancy Services Corp, Federal Overseas Manpower Inc., American Prime Manpower Services Inc., FilhighGNS Inc., Danasan Manpower & Management Service, Pacific Ace Human Resources Corporation, Highway Manpower Services & Promotion Inc., and M&P Employment Inc.