PHL Embassy in Riyadh posts requirements for recruiting Pinoy household workers

To ensure the protection and welfare of household workers from the Philippines, the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh on Thursday posted online the requirements for recruiting such workers.

Citing a Philippine-Saudi agreement forged on May 18, the embassy reminded prospective employers that the recruitment should be made through a properly accredited agency.

"Under the recent agreement between the Philippines and Saudi Arabia signed on 18 May 2013, all recruitment of Filipino household workers (drivers, domestic helper, gardener, etc.) should be through an accredited Saudi recruitment agency which should have a partner agency in the Philippines," the embassy said in a news release.

It added the Philippine Embassy and its labor section (POLO) will verify the contract.
The embassy added it should also have authenticated the contract before any worker leaves the Philippines.

"The employer should therefore first seek an accredited Saudi recruitment agency," the embassy said.

The embassy also pointed out there should be an individual employment contract for each worker.

Requirements

The embassy said the labor agency shall submit to the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Riyadh the transmittal indicating the full name of the employer, visa number, name of the employee, and passport number of the employee.

The labor agency is also required to submit the individual's employment contract, noting the following:
  • the contract must be on the agency letterhead
  • the contract must be typewritten in Arabic and English
  • all pages must be signed by the employer, the Saudi agency, the Filipino employee, and the Philippine agency, and stamped by the Saudi agency.
  • submission of the original copy of the visa slip, copy of the worker’s passport, and one set of all the documents.
The embassy said the POLO accepts a maximum of 10 contracts from each agency every day.
POLO also accepts contracts for verification at 8:00 a.m., while the releasing of verified and authenticated contracts is on the following day at 4:30 p.m. — VVP, GMA News

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