Assistance Program for Illegal Recruitment Victims

Section 13 of Republic Act No. 8042 directs the POEA to provide free legal assistance to victims of illegal recruitment and other related cases with administrative or criminal nature.
The Resolution declares illegal recruitment as a serious and persistent threat to the safety and well-being of Filipinos.
The Resolution emphasizes that victims often desist from participating in proceedings and instead settle for measly sums for civil claims.
The Resolution recognizes that complainants face practical barriers in attending proceedings due to employment restrictions and financial constraints.
The Resolution targets the need for a victims and witnesses incentive program to encourage active cooperation in prosecuting illegal recruiters.

The program covers victims and witnesses of illegal recruitment cases.
Victims and witnesses who avail of the program receive priority for overseas employment.
The program is implemented within the mandate of the POEA under Republic Act No. 8042, focusing on assistance to those involved in administrative or criminal proceedings related to illegal recruitment.

Victims and witnesses availing of the program are granted priority for overseas employment.
Priority is expressly tied to program availment, benefiting the victims and witnesses who cooperate in the prosecution of illegal recruiters.

Assistance program funding comes from the regular budget of the POEA.
The POEA is required to promulgate necessary guidelines to implement the Resolution.
The guidelines require approval by the POEA Governing Board before implementation.

The Resolution is adopted through a meeting of the POEA Governing Board, duly convened.
The Resolution is signed by Arturo D. Brion, Gregorio S. Oca, and other members of the Governing Board.
The Resolution directs implementation authority to the POEA, administered through its Governing Board-approved guidelines.