The Department of Migrant Workers has reported
taking down and deactivating 71,653 fake job postings and accounts in 2024,
including 50,220 suspicious posts on Facebook and 21,433 on TikTok.
In a statement issued on Friday, Jan 17, the DMW said many of the fake job postings were made by groups masquerading as legitimate recruitment agencies. They duplicated the official Facebook pages of DMW-licensed agencies to entice unsuspecting jobseekers.
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| PINDUTIN PARA SA DETALYE |
“As we find them, we take them down. Every illegal recruitment
post we see online, we immediately report and coordinate with Facebook and
TikTok for the deactivation of those accounts,” Cacdac said.
“There were duplications of accounts and pages of
legitimate recruitment agencies on Facebook. We had a meeting with these
agencies, and Facebook agreed to take down all these copycat sites.”
As part of its campaign against illegal recruitment
activities, the DMW, through its Migrant Workers Protection Bureau (MWPB) is
also partnering with concerned government agencies, local government units, and
key social partners to educate OFWs and would-be OFWs, and step up enforcement.
PINDUTIN DITO
The DMW advises Filipinos seeking to work abroad to be
wary of dubious job offers on social media, and to always verify the legitimacy
of the agencies making them, to avoid falling victim to internet fraudsters.
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| Basahin ang detalye! |
Everyone is encouraged to report any suspicious
recruitment activities online to the DMW Migrant Workers Protection Bureau
through their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.
com/dmwairtip/, email at mwpb@dmw.gov.ph or through their hotline number +63 2
8721-0619 for legal assistance.###
