Coverage: Angola areas suspended
- Deployment of Filipino contract workers to the Angola local areas consisting of the towns of Andrada, Lucapa and Camisombo is temporarily suspended.
- Deployment of Filipino contract workers to the Angola local areas consisting of Luo, Luovuo, MD2 and MD5 is temporarily suspended.
- The suspension applies to deployment of Filipino contract workers to the enumerated areas in Angola.
- The suspension remains in force until further notice.
Coverage: other Angola areas allowed
- Deployment of Filipino contract workers to all other areas in Angola is permitted.
- All permitted deployments to areas other than Andrada, Lucapa, Camisombo, Luo, Luovuo, MD2, and MD5 are treated as war risk areas.
- All contract workers bound for these permitted war risk areas must meet the war risk insurance requirement described in this circular.
War risk insurance requirement
- Contract workers bound for the permitted Angola areas (treated as war risk areas) must be covered by mandatory war risk insurance.
- The mandatory war risk insurance is defined by Section 2, Rule VI, Book VII of the Rules and Regulations Governing Overseas Employment.
- This insurance coverage is a requirement for workers deploying to the permitted Angola areas that are treated as war risk areas.
Pre-Departure Orientation and agency duties
- All agencies deploying workers for Angola must disseminate the relevant information to concerned workers during the Pre-Departure Orientation Seminar (PDOS).
- Dissemination during PDOS must ensure workers are properly forewarned.
- Dissemination during PDOS must ensure workers are made aware of the job risks involved.
Basis for the issuance
- The suspension is issued in view of recent developments in Angola.
- The suspension action was issued upon recommendation of Philippine Honorary Consul C.R.G. Hellinger.