Five Easy Steps on How to Hire Philippine Workers

The Philippines is one of the largest supplier of workforce over the world. The country supplies different skilled workers such as welders, mechanics, bartenders, etc. The country also supplies professional workers such as engineers, IT professionals, managers, teachers, and many others.

According to Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, there are about 800,000 Overseas Filipino Workers (O.F.W.'s) that left the Philippines from January to August for the year 2008. The government is still expecting a large number of deployment in the following months.

But how do foreign employers recruit Filipinos that are willing to work in a foreign country? Unlike in other countries, the Philippine Government regulates the deployment of Filipino workers through the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), this makes hiring Filipinos requires additional travel documents.

Here is the step by step process in hiring Filipinos:

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   Find a licensed Philippine Recruitment Agency. A list can be obtain from the website of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA).
   
   
   


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   Find out if the agency can supply the needed manpower. Quick tip: verify if the Philippine recruitment agency can supply the needed manpower by asking for sample resumes, and asking the names of their previous clients.
   
   
   


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   Upon agreement with the Philippine recruitment agency, the foreign company needs to be accredited by the POEA. The following documents serves as a requirement for the accreditation: manpower request, employment contracts, special power of attorney, and recruitment agreement. The documents mentioned must be authenticated by he Philippine Embassy where the Foreign Employer resides. Sample documents and sub-requirements can be obtain at the Philippine Embassy. .
   
   
   


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   Once the documents have been attested by the Philippine Embassy, the foreign employer need to send it to their chosen recruitment agency in the Philippines for approval from the POEA. Simultaneously visa and other travel documents may be secured by the foreign employer.
   
   
   


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   Upon approval of the documents by the POEA, the Philippine recruiter can start the hiring process and arranging of travel documents of the applicants.

Filipino workers are increasing in the global workforce these includes countries in the Middle East, Europe, Australia, and United States. But sometimes hiring Philippine workers can be a lengthy process. Keeping in mind the five step hiring process discuss above can save foreign company a lot of time in the recruitment process.

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