OFW – Overseas Filipino News

Some 3,500 Filipino care workers in the United Kingdom failed to get their work permits renewed due to a series of immigration and work permit policy amendments implemented by the UK Border Agency.

An alliance of Filipino migrant organizations in the United Kingdom is set to file a legal challenge before the British High Court to obtain a definitive ruling on the eligibility of overseas migrant workers applying for permanent settlement after five years of continuous stay in the UK .

After noticing a spike in fraudulent visa applications in the Philippines, the United Kingdom will intensify its drive against such applications, especially in the ‘–ber’ months.

Filipino seafarers who are holders of temporary or transit visas in the United Kingdom are barred from working there, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has said.

Migrante International urged the Philippine government on Friday to help address the plight of thousands of undocumented Filipino migrants in the United Kingdom.

Philippine officials in the United Kingdom and Ireland have activated a hotline for Filipinos based there to call if they have concerns about the A/H1N1 (swine flu) virus.

A proposal by the Philippines to fast-track the creation of a human rights body in Southeast Asia has won the backing of Britain.

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) today warned Filipino workers and Philippine recruitment agencies against recruiters offering jobs in the United Kingdom through email, particularly those requiring applicants to send money as payment for visa and work permit in the light of UK regulations which require personal filing of visa applications at the British [...]

Some overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in London are now working with at least two jobs to cope with hard times as the economy of United Kingdom plunged into recession.