Countries that meet PH labor standards for overseas workers by Rappler Posted on 05/01/2014 4:33 PM | Updated 05/05/2014 9:44 PM MANILA, Philippines – Choosing to work overseas is a difficult decision to make. It can also be dangerous for some. To protect Filipinos whom we continue to deploy overseas, the Philippines has established government agencies that will look after the welfare of these workers. Republic Act 10022, also known as the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipino Act of 1995, provides the framework of protective measures for the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). The law mandates the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to report to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) countries which comply and also those that do not comply with the guarantee provided under section 3 of RA 10022. In order for countries to be on POEAs list, they should have existing laws that protect workers and migrant workers, be a signatory to international conventions protecting migrant laborers, or have a bilateral agreement with the Philippine government. (READ: Aquino: Registered OFWs nearly tripled to 6.3M from 2011) Below is a list of countries declared by POEA to have provided protection to Filipino workers. The years beside each country indicate when these countries are declared to be OFW-friendly. Africa Angola (2011) Benin (2011) Burkina Faso (2011) Burundi (2011) Cameroon (2011) Cape Verde (2011) Central African Republic (2011) Comoros (2011) Congo Republic (2011) Democratic Republic of Congo (2011) Equatorial Guinea (2011) Gabon (2011) Gambia (2011) Ghana (2011) Guinea (2011) Guinea Bissau (2011) Ivory Coast (2011) Kenya (2011) Liberia (2011) Madagascar (2011) Malawi (2011) Mauritius (2011) Morocco (2011) Namibia (2011) Nigeria (2011) Rwanda (2011) Sao Tome and Principe (2011) Senegal (2011) Seychelles (2011) Sierra Leone (2011) South Africa (2011) Tanzania (2011) Togo (2011) Tunisia (2011) Uganda (2011) Algeria (2012) Botswana (2012) Djibouti (2012) Egypt (2012) Ethiopia (2012) Lesotho (2012) Mozambique (2012) Swaziland (2012) Zambia (2012) Eritrea (2013) Libya (2013) Americas Argentina (2011) Bahamas (2011) Belize (2011) Bermuda (2011) Bolivia (2011) Brazil (2011) Canada (2011) Chile (2011) Columbia (2011) Costa Rica (2011) Ecuador (2011) Grenada (2011) Guatemala (2011) Guyana (2011) Jamaica (2011) Mexico (2011) Northern Marianas (2011) Paraguay (2011) Peru (2011) Puerto Rico (2011) Suriname (2011) Trinidad and Tobago (2011) Uruguay (2011) USA (2011) Venezuela (2011) Antigua and Barbuda (2012) Barbados (2012) Cayman Islands (2012) Dominica (2012) Dominican Republic (2012) El Salvador (2012) Honduras (2012) Nicaragua (2012) Panama (2012) St. Kitts and Nevis (2012) St. Lucia (2012) St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2012) Turks and Caicos (2012) US Virgin Islands (2012) Aruba (2013) Europe Albania (2011) Armenia (2011) Austria (2011) Azerbaijan (2011) Belarus (2011) Belgium (2011) Bosnia-Herzegovina (2011) Cyprus (2011) Czech Republic (2011) Denmark (2011) Estonia (2011) Finland (2011) France (2011) Germany (2011) Greece (2011) Hungary (2011) Iceland (2011) Ireland (2011) Italy (2011) Latvia (2011) Liechtenstein (2011) Lithuania (2011) Luxembourg (2011) Malta (2011) Netherlands (2011) Norway (2011) Poland (2011) Portugal (2011) Romania (2011) Russia (2011) San Marino (2011) Slovak Republic (2011) Slovenia (2011) Spain (2011) Sweden (2011) Switzerland (2011) Turkey (2011) Ukraine (2011) United Kingdom (2011) Andorra (2012) Bulgaria (2012) Croatia (2012) Georgia (2012) Moldova (2012) Monaco (2012) Montenegro (2012) Serbia (2012) Vatican City (2012) Asia and the Pacific Australia (2011) Bangladesh (2011) Brunei (2011) Cook Islands (2011) Fiji (2011) Guam (2011) Hong Kong (2011) Indonesia (2011) Israel (2011) Japan (2011) Jordan (2011) Kazakhstan (2011) Laos (2011) Macau (2011) Malaysia (2011) Maldives (2011) Marshall Islands (2011) Myanmar (2011) New Zealand (2011) Oman (2011) Palau (2011) South Korea (2011) Sri Lanka (2011) Taiwan (2011) Vietnam (2011) Bahrain (2012) Bangladesh (2012) Bhutan (2012) Cambodia (2012) China (2012) East Timor (2012) India (2012) Iran (2012) Kiribati (2012) Kuwait (2012) Kyrgyzstan (2012) Lebanon (2012) Maldives (2012) Micronesia (2012) Mongolia (2012) Pakistan (2012) Papua New Guinea (2012) Qatar (2012) Samoa (2012) Saudi Arabia (2012) Singapore (2012) Solomon Islands (2012) Sri Lanka (2012) Sudan (2012) Syria (2012) Tajikistan (2012) Thailand (2012) Tonga (2012) Turkmenistan (2012) Tuvalu (2012) United Arab Emirates (2012) Vanuatu (2012) Yemen (2012) New Caledonia (2013) DFA, however, has ordered a ban on deploying OFWs to the following countries due to political unrests there: Egypt - complete ban declared in August 2013; returning employees with existing contract allowed to return in November 2013; ban lifted in December 2013. Yemen - complete ban declared in December 2013; returning employees with existing contract allowed to return in February 2014. South Sudan - complete ban declared in December 2013. Thailand - temporary suspension on processing and deployment of newly-hired OFWs declared in selected states in January 2013; suspension lifted in March 2014. Ukraine - temporary suspension on processing and deployment of newly-hired OFWs declared in March 2014. Venezuela - temporary suspension on processing and deployment of newly-hired OFWs declared in March 2014. – Research by Loren Bustos/Rappler rappler/move-ph/balikbayan/56916-countries-compliance-philippine-labor-standards
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