The Department of Labor and Employment will use the full force of law against illegal recruitment agencies.
Reacting to the case of 137 Filipino drivers stranded in Dubai, Labor Secretary Marianito Roque said they will not allow such organizations to take advantage of people who were desperately in need of livelihood.
Roque said these drivers were brought to Dubai without job orders.
“Hindi natin papayagan yun…malaki ang pananagutan nila sa batas…hahabulin natin sila (We will not allow them…they will be punished…we will pursue them),” said Roque.
The secretary said they are making arrangements to find employment for the victims.
The drivers’ recruiter allegedly promised them high paying jobs at Dubai’s Roads and Transportation Authority.
In order to survive, the drivers sold used tin cans picked up from garbage.
He has instructed the heads of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration to look in the drivers’ case.
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