Administrator Carlos S. Cao dismissed as exaggerated some
comments from recruiters that job orders may be cancelled due to the delay in
the processing of employment contracts of OFWs at the Philippine Overseas Employment
Administration.
Cao said there was a slight delay in the processing time of
documents after the reassignment of some front-line employees but the lag did
not stretch to 15 days as reported to cause lost employment opportunities for
Filipino workers.
The POEA administrator also attributed the delay to the
4-day long weekend from October 29 to November 1, 2011, and the 3-day long weekend
from November 5-7 due to holidays.
“This is too exaggerated, and has in fact been adequately
and quickly addressed already,” Cao said of the report.
Cao said he formed a special task force that has already
decongested the processing backlog.
The administrator also cited other improvements in the POEA
building that were intended to provide comfort and convenience to overseas
Filipino workers (OFWs) transacting business at its offices such as the
installation of three new elevators; 14 air-conditioners at the newly-renovated
ground floor lobby; wide-screen LED TV at the name hire waiting area; and water
dispensers Balik-Manggagawa and name hire units.
Source: POEA
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