QuestionsQuestions (POEA MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 24 S. 1992)
It is issued pursuant to Department Circular No. 01, Series of 1992 dated 04 February 1992, which established the Special Hiring Program for Taiwan.
They must source manpower requirements through licensed agencies (or lead agents) authorized by DOLE/POEA and recognized by the Taiwan government for Taiwan.
Lead agents are assigned licensed agencies or co-agents prequalified by DOLE to participate in recruitment for Taiwan, and lead agent/co-agents must execute a Memorandum of Agreement outlining their relationship and submit it to POEA.
Yes. Co-agents may seek accreditation of Taiwan principals/employers with POEA if this is undertaken for and on behalf of the lead agent and the co-agents assume responsibility for deployment of workers.
They must agree among themselves on the sharing of job orders secured from Taiwan.
They must submit: (1) Special Power of Attorney or Service Agreement in favor of the lead agent, verified by the Philippine Special Labor Representative in Taiwan and authenticated by MECO; (2) Authority to recruit foreign labor from the Council of Labor Affairs, Taipei verified by the Philippine Special Labor Representative and MECO; (3) Memorandum of Agreement between lead agent and co-agent; (4) Model Employment Contract; and (5) Manpower Requirements and wage schedule duly verified by the Philippine Special Labor representative, MECO in Taiwan.
Authorized agencies/co-agents must submit to the Employment Contract Processing Branch: (1) Request for Processing (3 copies); (2) Agency-Worker Agreement (2 copies); (3) OCW Info Sheet; (4) Appropriate entry visa; (5) Identification Sheet for Contract Worker’s ID; (6) Repatriation Bond; and (7) PDOS Certificate.
The POEA prescribed placement fee shall be charged to the recruited workers hired for Taiwan.
They shall charge a minimum of US$300 service fee from their Taiwan employers.
A token administrative fee of not more than P1,000 for every worker to the lead agent.
All contract workers bound for Taiwan shall undergo PDOS to educate them about overseas employment programs and information about Taiwan, its culture, working conditions, and similar topics.
Yes. The PDOS certificate forms part of the documentary requirements for processing.
No name hiring for Taiwan shall be allowed by POEA; workers must be duly processed for deployment upon accreditation of employer with POEA.
They must submit to POEA their proof of foreign exchange remittance on a quarterly basis.
It supersedes all previous issuances inconsistent herewith.
Because workers bound for Taiwan must be duly processed for deployment upon accreditation of the employer with POEA, and name hiring is not allowed.