The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said the ban on the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Libya stays.
POEA administrator Carlos Cao, Jr., said an interagency committee decided in a meeting on Tuesday to retain the ban on sending OFWs to Libya, which is under a new leadership following the fall and eventual death of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
“During the (interagency) meeting we decided to maintain the ban until DFA (Department of Foreign Affairs) finishes its assessment and submits its recommendation to the Office of the President,” Cao said.
He explained that the DFA will assess the security situation in Libya.
Aside from the POEA and the DFA, the other members of the committee are the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE), POEA, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), and the Commission of Filipinos Overseas (CFO).
Meanwhile, the POEA warned that recruitment agencies sending OFWs would Libya face charges.
“We will file criminal and administrative charges against companies, if it will be proven that they have violated the deployment ban,” he said. – VVP, GMA News
what the !!!! ang pinas mismo ang malaking gyera ng mga pinoy kaya kelangn namin umalis! kung kayo may kinakain eh kami wala!
kung may trabaho kau na binibigay sa bawat pilipino may mappala kami nam ag stay sa pinas sa ngaun wala!
mag bigay kunsiresyon nga kau mga taga gobyerno na wla ginawa kundi mag nakaw!
oo nga sana bilisbilisan nila ang pag assess ng sitwasyon sa libya kasi marami ang maghihintay ng mabilisang action….wag lang sila puro salita….baka abotin ng isang taon bago cla makapagdisisyon….tang ina naman….
Nakiusap na po kami sa inyo ng napakaraming beses… at nakikiusap pong muli… na payagan niyo na po kaming makabalik sa aming mga trabaho sa Benghazi medical center Benghazi, Libya… walong buwan na po kaming walang hanapbuhay, walang makain, walang pampaaral … pinaikot – ikot na lang po kami ng mga government offices dito… turuan ng turuan …please naman po… payagan niyo na po kaming makabalik sa mga trabahong naghihintay po sa amin….