DMW-ADVISORY-24-2024 — NO PLACEMENT FEE POLICY FOR WORKERS TO BE DEPLOYED TO QATAR

Republic of the Philippines Department of Aligrant Morkers Blas F.Ople Building,Ortigas Avenue cor. EDSA,Mandaluyong City 1501 AGONG PILIPINA

ADVISORY NO. Series of 2024 2

NO PLACEMENT FEE POLICY FOR WORKERS TO BE DEPLOYED TO QATAR

of Qatar is considered as a non-placement fee labor-receiving country. No.14 of 2004,which prohibits entities licensed to recruit workers from abroad from collecting any sum for recruitment fees,expenses,or other associated costs,the State The public is hereby informed that, in accordance with Article 33 of Qatar Law

Department Circular No.01,Series of 2023,titled "Promulgating the 2023 Department of Migrant Workers Rules and Regulations Governing the Recruitment and Employment be charged to workers deployed to countries where the prevailing system,either by law policy or practice do not allow, directly and indirectly, the charging and collection of of Landbased Overseas Filipino Workers"which provides that no placement fee should recruitment/placement fee This directive aligns with the guidelines stipulated in Section 56 (b of DMW

Recruitment and Employment of Landbased Overseas Filipino Workers. serious administrative offense with a penalty of cancellation of license under Section 139 I -(m Rule II, Part VI of the same Rules and Regulations Governing the The public is also reminded that violation of the no placement fee policy is a

This advisory shall take effect fifteen15 days after its issuance

For the information and guidance of all concerned.

HANS LEOJ.CACDAC Secretary

DEPARTMENT OF MIGRANT WORKERS General Services Divisio Administrative Service

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Date:August 30.2024Time9:40 AM By: CHESTER VEJERANO By DMW Generai Services Division on CONTROLLED AND DISSEMINATED Agut30202