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Good news for Filipinos working as domestic helpers in Switzerland. The government of Switzerland announced that they have set a new minimum wage for domestic helpers. The move was made after numerous reports of widespread salary abuse.
Listed below is the new minimum wage for domestic helpers set by the Swiss federal government;
* Sfr 18.50 (about P815) for workers without experience;
* Sfr 20 (about P881) for those with five years of experience but without professional training; and
* Sfr 22 (about P969) for workers with Swiss-approved professional training.
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With the recent implementation of Republic Act 10022, or the amended Migrant Worker's and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) is reminding overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to report any recruitment agency that will charge them for the cost of insurance required for their deployment abroad.
Section 37-A of the law requires licensed recruitment or manning agencies to shoulder the insurance coverage of agency-hired Filipino workers.
Vice President Jejomar Binay, Presidential Adviser for Overseas Filipino Worker Concerns, has announced the 60-day suspension of the implementation of the required certification of host countries where overseas Filipinos workers (OFWs) applied.
Binay said that the suspension is expected to give enough time for host countries to comply with the requirements stated under Republic Act 10022 or the New Migrant Workers Act.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will be issuing certification whether host countries meet the criteria stated in the law with regard to deployment of OFWs.
Foreign companies with projects in Algeria continue to prefer overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) for employment in their construction and oil and gas projects, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Monday. At least three companies intend to hire more OFWs for various projects in Algeria, according a DOLE press release based on a report from the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Tripoli, Libya. Labor Attaché Nasser Mustafa said he conducted site verification and ocular inspection of Algeria-based companies COJAAL, Samsung, and Doodsal and found that work conditions in the companies’ sites are “satisfactory." He also met with the management of MITAC, the Japanese firm which built a 220-km road project with the Algerian National Agency for Highways. The road project was clinched through COJAAL, a consortium of five Japanese companies -- Kajima, Taichi, Nishimachu, Hajana, and Ituchu. Mustafa said that COJAAL is now starting the construction of another 17-kilometer superhighway to connect Annabah to the Tunisian border.
Most MITAC-COJAAL workers that completed the 220-km Constantine project have been transferred to Camp 7, a project site which has two satellite work sites that need more highly skilled workers, he added.
At COJAAL Satellite No. 3, Mustafa personally saw the working and living conditions of the Filipino workers. “The OFWs there were highly regarded by the COJAAL management as evidenced by the ‘zero’ complaints as to date," he said.
Food and accommodation in the satellite site were not only suitable but also adequate. Each room has four beds, with the building having common entertainment and several comfort rooms, the labor attaché said.
The whole camp also has wireless Internet access, allowing workers to communicate with their families back home.
The labor attaché said that the workers are satisfied with the company’s remittance system, as pay is guaranteed every 16th of the succeeding month and their money being sent in three methods: Money sent 100 percent to an account of the worker’s spouse or family in the Philippines
Money sent to two separate Philippine accounts — worker’s and spouse’s/family’s — with the worker deciding on how much is placed in each
Not more than 20 percent of OFW's salary retained in Algeria and the rest remitted to the Philippines. Mustafa said in all instances, the company shoulders whatever charges these transactions involve.
Meanwhile, Mustafa reported that more than 400 OFWs are at COJAAL Satellite No. 2.
In a dialogue with the workers, Mustafa said the questions raised were mainly about the workers’ deploying agencies: HRD, Camox Philippines, Asia Contract, and WERR.
It was discovered that 20 WERR-deployed OFWs were not verified by POLO. Mustafa said the transfer of COJAAL workers deployed by Asia Contract to a different client was a concern among other OFWs, as the transfer might entail several immigration documents that may delay repatriation back to the Philippines when those workers finish their contracts.
Mustafa also inspected Samsung Co. Ltd., the Korean company which won a contract to build a $5-billion “liquid and gas project" (L&G) at Schikda.
Samsung’s general manager said the company plans to hire an initial 20 professional and highly skilled oil and gas workers, Mustafa said.
The labor attaché said that India-based Doodsal Co. is also involved in Algeria’s L&G project, particularly in Schikda, and currently employs more than 100 Filipinos.
In his meeting with the human resource manager of Doodsal, Mustafa said he mentioned that the workers’ were concerned that the Algerian Labor Law does not offer end-of-service benefits or gratuities to foreign workers who have completed their contracts, unlike in many Middle East countries.
In 2009, there were some 3,200 Filipino workers deployed in Algeria, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration records showed.
But the Commission on Filipinos Overseas estimated there were about 4,900 Filipinos in the North African country as of December 2009. — VS, GMANews.TV
Work Location: DOHA, Qatar
Agency Name: SIM-SOH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES (SIS), INC.
POEA License No.: POEA 287-LB-121707-R
Qualifications
Gender: Male
Age: 23 - 40 years old
Education: at least Bachelor's / College Degree
Experience: 3 year(s)
Job Information
JUNIOR CIVIL ENGINEERS (Tentative Interview December 1st Week)
Principal/Project: MAN ENTERPRISE QATAR
Interview: Dec 1, 2010 - Dec 8, 2010
Job Order
Registration No. 10073179
Validity: Nov 25, 2013
Interested applicants must be:
1. Fluent in English
2. Very Good computer skills in ACAD, EXCEL and WORD
3. PRIMAVERA is a plus
4. Strong personality
5. Motivated.
Interested applicants must submit the following documents before interview date:
• 2-sets of resume with detailed job descriptions
• 2-sets of employment certificate from past to present
• 2-sets of school credentials
• NBI & PASSPORT COPY if any
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