Question & AnswerQ&A (POEA GOVERNING BOARD Resolution NO. 04 S. 1992)
The maximum placement fee that private employment agencies can charge overseas contract workers is five thousand pesos (P5,000.00).
Authorized agencies for Taiwan are allowed to collect from each worker deployed, on a monthly installment basis, an amount equivalent to one month salary of the worker but in no case less than twelve thousand pesos (P12,000.00).
The monthly installment payment covers expenses unique to the Taiwan market including, but not limited to, market development costs, broker's fee, and Philippine and Taiwan office overhead.
Only fifteen (15) Philippine recruitment agencies were strictly pre-screened and pre-qualified to service the Taiwan labor market in the initial stage.
The Taiwan government requires a security deposit from employers to ensure their compliance with worker protection mechanisms.
Yes, the terms and conditions of employment offered in Taiwan are comparatively superior in terms of wages and worker protection.
Filipino workers deployed to Taiwan are covered by Taiwan's labor laws, providing them with worker protections under Taiwan's legal system.
The minimum amount to be collected monthly from deployed workers is twelve thousand pesos (P12,000), even if one month's salary is lower than this amount.
The resolution seeks to adopt a sound and responsive policy for the recruitment and placement of workers for Taiwan to maximize the Philippines' share of the Taiwan labor market.
The worker should pay a placement fee of at most five thousand pesos (P5,000.00) prior to departure to the jobsite.