DMW-MC-03-2024 — INTERIM GUIDELINES IN THE ACCREDITATION OF LANDBASED PRINCIPLAS/EMPLOYERS IN SELECTED COUNTRIES OF EUROPE THROUGH THE ACCREDITATION SUPPORT DESK (ASD)

Republic of the Philippines Department of Migrant Workers Blas F.Oplc Building.Ortigs Avenue cor EDSA.Mandaluyong City 155o

3ab 72-47-1598724-665- MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO.O 3

Series of 2024

TO ALL CONCERNED

SUBJECT Interim Guidelines in the Accreditation of Landbased Principals/Employers in selected countries of Europe through the Accreditation Support Desk(ASD)

and employers to the Migrant Workers Office (MWO); and pending the forthcoming interim guidelines in the grant of provisional accreditation/ registration of principals/ of the 2023 Department of Migrant Workers Rules and Regulations Governing the Recruitment and Employment of Land-based Overseas Filipino Workers and Memorandum Circular No.16,Series of 2022 delegating the power to accredit principals opening of the Migrant Workers Offices in Budapest, Hungary and Vienna-Austria,the employers are hereby adopted,as follows: Pursuant to Section 103, Rule I,Part III(Accreditation of Principals and Employers)

I Scope and Coverage

This Interim Guidelines shall cover existing or prospective employers or principals with jobsites in

Republic of MontenegroRomania,Republic of SerbiaRepublic of Moldova Cluster A (MWO-Budapest): Hungary Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria

Cluster B(MWO-ViennaAustria,Croatia,Slovenia and Slovakia

thus will be cognizable by the concerned Migrant Workers Office (MWO). Desk (ASD) of the Landbased Accreditation Bureau on or before 15 renewal of accreditation submitted to and received by the Accreditation Support September 2024 for Cluster A,and 30 September 2024 for Cluster B Transactions covered are applications or reguests for initial, additional and Thereafter,applications for accreditation shall be treated as new requests and

I Requirements and Procedure for the grant of Provisional accreditation and

registration.

foregoing jurisdictions may be submitted to the ASD of the Landbased Subject to applicable provisions of the 2023 DMW Rules and Regulations and pertinent issuances governing the recruitment of land based overseas workers, applications for accreditation and registration of foreign employers in the

DEPARTMENT OF MIGRANT WORKERS General Services Divis dministrative Service

RECEIVED

Date: August 08,2024Time: 3:20 PM ByCHESTER VEJERANO CONTROLLED AND DISSEMINATED ByDMW General Services Division on Auqust 08.202

Accreditation Bureau located at the 2n Floor,DMW BFO.Bldg.Mandaluyong City cor.EDSA.

1 Letter-reguests from the principals/ emplovers addressed to the Pre

accompanied with the original copies of the following documents: Employment Services Assistant Secretary,attention to: ASD must be

Initial and Additional Provisional Accreditation a Recruitment Agreement or Special Power of Attorney

b. Job Order or Manpower Request indicating the positions, number of e Valid commercial registration and business license of the principal Contingency Plan,as may be applicable positions reguired and net salary per position his/her authorized representative issued and authenticated by the Chamber of Commerce or relevant government office Master Employment Contract signed on all pages by the principal or

Additional Reguirements

For Foreign Placement Agencies b. a. Business license or valid commercial registration of the direct employer Master Employment Contract from the employer, signed jointly in all

C Manpower Request from the employer pages by the FPA and the actual employer or authorized representative

d e. Video footages/ images of the establishment Service Agreement between FPA and the client/employer;and Overseas Filipino Workers and to submit a report of significant incidents relative thereto. Undertaking by the FPA/Employers to monitor the employment of

For Staffing Company a. List of names and address of the clients b. C. Service Agreement between the company and its clients Manpower Reguest from the clients

Renewal of Accreditation

Foreign Employer and its partner licensed Philippine Recruitment Agency under the same terms and conditions as defined in their attached Recruitment Letter confirming the renewal of the accreditation signed by both the

of the principal/ employer i.e. change in business name,authorized signatory letter request, along with an updated Business License/ Registration. RA must be submitted. In case there are changes in the business particulars Agreement(RA) or if there be any changes in their arrangement, an updated representative, documentary proof of the same must also be appended to the Company

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2. Evaluation of the documents submitted.Within seven 7 working days from receipt, the AsD will evaluate the completeness and sufficiency of the scheduled for provisional accreditation. For parties,who could not appear submitted documents. Only applications with complete documents will be physically, a virtual screening interviews may be conducted.

In case of incomplete documents or those applications with noted deficiencies, supplemental documents/ compliances could be sent to dedicated email address with the following details:

Cluster A: [email protected] Cluster B:asd [email protected]

Email subject should also specify the type of transaction,jobsite and name of foreign employer for sorting and faster response.

Example:Initial Romania_XY Company

3. Scheduling of hybrid or virtual screening interview with the authorized representatives of both the foreign employer and the recruitment agency for purposes of provisional accreditation.

4.Issuance of Provisional Accreditation Certificate by the Assistant Secretary Database. and provisional registration thereof in the DMW Landbased Accreditation

5.The ASD shall provide the concerned MWOs copies of the Provisional Accreditation Certificates issued for further monitoring.

No accreditation/ verification fee shall be collected.

and schedule of attestation fee has to be approved by the Bangko Sentral ng Landbased Accreditation Bureau is yet to be formulated by the Department Pilipinas (BSP), applications for accreditation through attestation at the ASD- LAB is free of charge until further notice. Considering that an Attestation Guidelines (for purposes of accreditation at the

V Validity of the Certificate of Provisional Accreditation/ Registration

serious ground provided under the DMW Rules and Regulations; or duly The Certificate of Provisional Accreditation issued during this interim period is valid for a period of six(6) months without extension unless sooner revoked for endorsed for upgrading by the concerned MWO

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Provisionally accredited employers will also be allowed a maximum of fifty (50) Job Orders during the provisionary period

V Upgrading of Provisional Accreditation/ Registration

registration upon endorsement thereof by the concerned MWO prior to expiration. Provisional accreditation/ registration may be upgraded to full accreditation/

V. Responsibilities and Liabilities of Provisionally accredited employers and their

partner agencies.

provisional accreditation/ registration shall have the same responsibilities licensed recruitment agencies which were given regular accreditation in accordance with the DMW Rules and Regulations. The principal/ employer and the licensed recruitment agency who were granted obligations and undertakings with that of the principals/employers and the

V Coordination

The ASD of the Land-Based Accreditation Bureau and the concerned Migrant Workers Office MWO are hereby directed to coordinate on matters concerning the implementation of this interim measure.

V. Applicability and Effectivity

jurisdictions. These interim guidelines shall only apply to the aforementioned jobsites or

All previous issuances inconsistent herewith are hereby amended accordingly

This Circular shall take effect immediately

HANS LEO J.CACDAC ad Interim Secretary

08 August 2024

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