QuestionsQuestions (POEA MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 39)
The main purpose is to require all land-based agencies deploying Filipino workers to certain Middle Eastern countries to submit a listing of their deployed workers and their exact locations to the Licensing Branch, Labor Relations Office (LRO) of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) to safeguard the welfare and interest of migrant workers.
The countries covered are Jordan, Kuwait, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Iraq.
They must submit the listing to the Licensing Branch, Labor Relations Office (LRO) of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA).
The listing must include the deployed workers and their exact location in the specified Middle Eastern countries.
The circular mandates 'strict compliance' but does not explicitly state penalties or consequences within the text for non-compliance.
The circular took effect immediately upon its adoption on September 6, 1996.
The policy objective is to safeguard the welfare and interests of Filipino migrant workers deployed abroad, ensuring their whereabouts are known and properly monitored.
All land-based agencies deploying Filipino workers to the specified Middle Eastern countries are covered.
No, the circular specifically enumerates only eight Middle Eastern countries, so it is not applicable to workers deployed outside those countries.
Felicisimo O. Joson, Jr., the Administrator of the POEA at that time, signed and adopted the memorandum.