Filipino maids not wanted in Vietnam

MANILA, Philippines - Filipinos who are being lured to work in Vietnam as household service workers better think twice.

The Philippine Embassy in Hanoi reminded aspiring overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) that there are no job openings for foreign maids in Vietnam.

Philippine officials are alarmed by the increasing number of Filipinos who enter Vietnam as tourists and later work as domestic helpers.

“The Embassy informs the public that foreign household service helpers are not allowed to work in Vietnam," it said on Wednesday.

Most Filipinos working in Vietnam occupy executive and managerial positions in professional fields such as in construction and engineering, accountancy, banking and investment, education, garment/textile industry, hotel and restaurant management, food and beverage industry, marketing, furniture industry, medicine, and foreign investment projects.

Last month, the Department of Foreign Affairs warned Filipinos against unscrupulous recruiters in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC).

Unwitting Filipinos are lured to go to HCMC with no valid job contracts, work visas, and work permits.
The illegal recruiter, who earns from the overpriced plane tickets, leaves the Filipinos to fend for themselves.

The victims allegedly pay $100 as “service fee" and between P20,000 and P30,000 for air fare (equivalent to around $420-$630).

"This is way above the air fare offered by Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines which range from US$200 to US$400," the DFA said. [See: Pinoys warned vs illegal recruiters in Vietnam]

To protect workers against exploitation, Vietnam’s Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) has required all municipalities and agencies to provide a list of local enterprises employing foreign workers for inspection.

“The Labor Ministry has also requested the Ministry of Public Security to deport unregistered foreign laborers, who are likewise imposed administrative fines," the embassy added. - GMANews.TV

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