Question & AnswerQ&A (POEA MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 03, S. 2005)
Its primary purpose is to provide guidelines for the recruitment and deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) bound for Cyprus, streamlining procedures and requirements.
It is related to POEA Memorandum Circular No. 02, Series of 2005.
Foreign household workers in Cyprus are covered by the labor laws of Cyprus.
The contracts must be notarized by a notary public in Cyprus.
No, the circular states there is an absence of a Philippine Labor Attache in Cyprus.
All previous issuances inconsistent with this circular are deemed repealed and superseded.
The circular specifically applies to foreign household workers bound for Cyprus recruited through Philippine agencies.
The circular was adopted on February 18, 2005, and requires immediate compliance.
It aligns with the Administration's thrust of streamlining the procedures and requirements for recruitment and deployment of OFWs.