QuestionsQuestions (POEA MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 7)
It operationalizes the lifting of the ban on recruitment and deployment of domestic helpers and unskilled workers to Jordan by issuing specific guidelines for recruitment and deployment.
Only recruitment agencies/entities licensed by the Jordan Ministry of Labor may be qualified to be registered as principal/employer for household workers.
1) Special Power of Attorney duly verified by POLO in Jordan; 2) Manpower Request indicating position, salary, and number of workers, duly verified by POLO; 3) License to operate as recruitment/placement agency in Jordan.
Renewal requires submission of a valid Special Power of Attorney (SPA) in the case of household worker principals.
1) Special Power of Attorney; 2) Manpower Request (position, salary, number of workers); 3) Master Employment Contract with minimum provisions required under POEA Rules and other issuances; 4) Valid business/commercial license of principal/employer.
Renewal is approved upon submission of: valid SPA, valid manpower request, and valid employment visa (or equivalent document).
A minimum salary of USD 200.00 per month is required in the Individual Special Working Contract prescribed by the Jordanian government.
The circular mandates that the Individual Special Working Contract (duly verified by POLO in Jordan) must contain a repatriation of remains provision, reflecting an essential protection for the worker.
1) Request for Processing (RFP); 2) Workers Information Sheet; 3) Individual Special Working Contract for Non-Jordanian Domestic Workers, prescribed by Jordanian government and duly verified by POLO.
1) Request for Processing (RFP); and 2) Worker Information Sheet (with name hire processing handled through POEA name hire facility upon submission of required documents for processing).
They shall be acted upon upon presentation of the documentary requirements for the processing of name hires.
It covers recruitment and deployment of domestic helpers and unskilled workers to Jordan, and it distinguishes between household workers and other worker categories (semi-skilled/skilled/professional).
Any prior POEA issuances inconsistent with this circular are considered superseded.
The POLO in Jordan verifies the Special Power of Attorney and manpower request, and it also duly verifies the Individual Special Working Contract for household workers.
It must contain the minimum provisions required under POEA Rules and other relevant issuances.
Household-worker principals require a POLO-verified SPA, a POLO-verified manpower request, and a Jordan Ministry of Labor-related license to operate as a recruitment/placement agency, while other-worker principals also require a Master Employment Contract with POEA minimum provisions and a valid business/commercial license of the principal.