Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 157)
The growth of recruitment problems caused by unscrupulous persons, partnerships, associations, and corporations that victimized Filipinos, especially the unemployed, uneducated, and unskilled, and the circumvention of existing recruitment laws prompted the creation.
The Council is composed of the Secretary of Labor as Chairman; the Commissioner of Manpower Services, Department of Labor; Executive Director; Special Assistant, Department of Labor; Executive Secretary; and representatives from the Department of Justice, Department of Foreign Affairs, National Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Investigation Service, Securities and Exchange Commission, National Media Production Center, Board of Tourist and Travel Industry, METROCOM, and Philippine Tourist and Travel Association.
The Department of Labor, through its Secretary, chairs the Council.
To coordinate activities and functions of government agencies to ensure strict implementation of existing laws, rules, and regulations related to recruitment for the protection of Filipinos seeking employment locally and abroad.
Unemployed, uneducated, and unskilled Filipinos who are vulnerable to unscrupulous recruitment activities.
It mandates coordination of government efforts to prevent and address schemes, strategies, and methods that circumvent existing recruitment laws, but does not specify particular penalties or measures.
Yes, the laws, rules, and regulations related to both overseas and local employment recruitment are within its scope.
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Criminal Investigation Service (CIS), and METROCOM are included to address illegal recruitment activities.