PDO Mandatory for Malaysia-Bound Domestic Workers

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POEA MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 36: PDO Mandatory for Malaysia-Bound Domestic Workers

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Title Supreme Court: PDO Mandatory for Malaysia-Bound Domestic Workers

Law: Poea Memorandum Circular No. 36

Decision Date: Apr 27, 1992

Compulsory pre-departure orientation seminars are mandated for Malaysia-bound domestic workers, requiring attendance and certification from the POEA for the processing of their employment contracts authenticated after April 30, 1992.

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Authority and implementation instructions

The Deputy Administrator and Officer-in-Charge signs the circular through (SGD.) MANUEL G. IMSON.
The circular mandates that covered workers attend pre-departure orientation seminar (PDOS) at POEA before employment processing continues.
After PDOS, processing is conditioned on issuance of required proof by POEA.

Basis and prior related guidance

The circular is issued further to Memorandum Circular No. 17, Series of 1992, which provides guidelines on the deployment of Filipino domestics to Malaysia.
The circular applies to deployment under the framework established by Memorandum Circular No. 17, Series of 1992, focusing on the smooth transition in implementing compulsory pre-departure orientation at POEA.

Coverage and when the rule applies

The circular applies to workers whose employment contracts (ECs) are authenticated at the Philippine Embassy in Kuala Lumpur.
The circular applies only to ECs that are authenticated after April 30, 1992.
The orientation requirement is for Malaysia-bound domestic workers.

Mandatory PDOS at POEA

Workers covered by the circular must attend the pre-departure orientation seminar (PDOS) at POEA.
Attendance at PDOS is required before further processing of their employment can be considered.
PDOS attendance is followed by issuance of a proof of attendance by POEA.

Processing condition tied to POEA certificates

Thereafter, only those ECs with PDOS certificates of attendance issued by the POEA are considered for processing by the Administration.
The rule makes POEA-issued PDOS certificates of attendance an express processing condition for relevant employment contracts.
Compliance is enforced through POEA’s processing gatekeeping: ECs lacking the POEA PDOS certificate cannot be considered for processing.

Compliance directive

The circular imposes a requirement of strict compliance with the PDOS and certificate conditions.
The circular’s compliance objective is a smooth transition in implementing compulsory pre-departure orientation at POEA for Malaysia-bound domestic workers.

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