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The Department of
Migrant Workers has issued another warning against illegal recruiters offering
jobs in Pakistan, with the United Arab Emirates as the point of entry.
The warning issued yesterday, Monday, via the Facebook page of the DMW’s anti-illegal recruitment and trafficking in persons program said the recruiters offer a high salary and tell the workers they will work as hotel staff.
However, they are supposed to go to Pakistan only on tourist, instead of employment, visas.
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But on arriving there, the workers are not given an employment contract or a proper work visa, leaving them in a dangerous situation.
The DMW is warning the public never to accept any job offer if the visa promised is only that of a tourist, instead of as a documented worker.
They should also make sure that the one offering the job is an agency licensed with the DMW.
“Ang pagtanggap ng trabahong hindi dumaan sa tamang proseso ay labag sa batas at maaaring mauwi sa human trafficking (Accepting a job offer that did not go through the right processing channel is illegal and can lead to human trafficking), said the DMW.
The department also warned the public to be wary of accepting job offers through social media, messaging apps or email that cannot be confirmed with the DMW and are not backed by clear legal documents.
Earlier, the DMW also posted a warning against illegal recruiters offering fake jobs abroad outside its offices.
The warning followed reports of some unknown people giving away flyers, medical referrals and using the ID card of a security agency to recruit people for shady jobs abroad.
Anyone who is approached with suspicious job offers should report the recruiter to the DMW immediately.
