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202NewsDFA Coordinates with COMELEC for Fast-Tracking OAV Process
As the overseas absentee voting (OAV) period slowly nears its end, some overseas Filipinos have expressed challenges concerning the delivery and receipt...
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170NewsDFA Cautions OFWs Against Online Human Trafficking Scheme
In light of the recent story of a Filipina who was promised work in Dubai but was later on sent to Iraq...
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712TipsDFA Issues Advisory for Filipinos Traveling Abroad
Perhaps every Filipino (or any person for that matter) dreams of traveling abroad, at least once in their life. Whether the reason...
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844NewsEx-Passport Contractor Takes Off with DFA Data
Despite the improvements created by the government to make passport services more accessible and convenient to all Filipinos, especially migrant Filipino workers...
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4.8KNewsDFA Shortens PH Passport Processing Time, Now as Fast as 6 Days
A look back in 2018, and we see a lot of positives along with the not-so good ones, but as far as...
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![The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has issued a warning of a syndicate group operating from Dubai which is involved in illegally deploying Filipinos in Iraq, as shared in a report by GMA News Online. ALSO READ: How to Avoid Becoming a Victim of Illegal Recruitment According to the DFA, trafficking syndicates have been luring victims by offering to shoulder their travel costs to Dubai where supposedly high-paying jobs are waiting for them. [DFA Advisory] Dubai Syndicates Traffic Filipinos to Iraq The victims are then trafficked through Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and then sneaked into Baghdad or Basra according to the DFA. On how the syndicate group operates, the DFA explained that the victims enter Dubai on tourist visas, and then are made to work without pay as part of their supposed “training.” By the time their visas are about to expire, the victims are then instructed to take on jobs in Iraq or pay back the syndicates the USD 3,000 fee they covered for the OFW’s deployment. As of recent, the Philippine Embassy in Baghdad has rescued two Filipinas from the province of Basra through the assistance of a local anti-trafficking group. At present, a deployment ban on Iraq is still in place. The Embassy has warned Filipinos against entering Iraq without appropriate visas, as they shall be faced with jail time and be slapped with a hefty fine if caught. The DFA has reiterated that those who wish to land jobs in countries such as the UAE and Iraq should first check with the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration’s (POEA) bulletin for official job orders. There are over 4,000 Filipinos working in Iraq, 3,000 of which are based in Kurdistan. The Philippines is among the world’s top labour exporters with over 10 million skilled and unskilled workers deployed all over the world. This has been a long-standing trend in the country because Filipinos find better pay and more opportunities for employment elsewhere in the world but not in their home country. ALSO READ: POEA Plans to Include Bone Analysis to Help Prevent Illegal Recruitment of OFWs](https://thepinoyofw.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/iran-trafficking-banner-450x270.png)
![The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has issued a warning of a syndicate group operating from Dubai which is involved in illegally deploying Filipinos in Iraq, as shared in a report by GMA News Online. ALSO READ: How to Avoid Becoming a Victim of Illegal Recruitment According to the DFA, trafficking syndicates have been luring victims by offering to shoulder their travel costs to Dubai where supposedly high-paying jobs are waiting for them. [DFA Advisory] Dubai Syndicates Traffic Filipinos to Iraq The victims are then trafficked through Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and then sneaked into Baghdad or Basra according to the DFA. On how the syndicate group operates, the DFA explained that the victims enter Dubai on tourist visas, and then are made to work without pay as part of their supposed “training.” By the time their visas are about to expire, the victims are then instructed to take on jobs in Iraq or pay back the syndicates the USD 3,000 fee they covered for the OFW’s deployment. As of recent, the Philippine Embassy in Baghdad has rescued two Filipinas from the province of Basra through the assistance of a local anti-trafficking group. At present, a deployment ban on Iraq is still in place. The Embassy has warned Filipinos against entering Iraq without appropriate visas, as they shall be faced with jail time and be slapped with a hefty fine if caught. The DFA has reiterated that those who wish to land jobs in countries such as the UAE and Iraq should first check with the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration’s (POEA) bulletin for official job orders. There are over 4,000 Filipinos working in Iraq, 3,000 of which are based in Kurdistan. The Philippines is among the world’s top labour exporters with over 10 million skilled and unskilled workers deployed all over the world. This has been a long-standing trend in the country because Filipinos find better pay and more opportunities for employment elsewhere in the world but not in their home country. ALSO READ: POEA Plans to Include Bone Analysis to Help Prevent Illegal Recruitment of OFWs](https://thepinoyofw.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/iran-trafficking-banner-80x80.png)
326NewsDFA: Dubai Syndicates Involved in Trafficking of Filipinos to Iraq
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has issued a warning on a syndicate group operating from Dubai, which is involved in illegally...
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995NewsDFA Coordinating with Swedish Gov’t to Bring Justice to Slain Filipina
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) extended its condolences to the family of Mailyn Conde Sinambong, a Filipina mother of two, who...
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280NewsFacebook Takes Down Pages, User Profiles Selling Passport Appointment Schedules
The Department of Foreign Affairs reported that since increasing its efforts in February to go after fixers and scam artists that sell passport...
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442NewsDFA Announces Shorter Processing Time for Passports Starting Oct 1
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), through its department executive, Sec. Alan Peter Cayetano, announced last September 27 (Thursday) that there will...
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2.2KNewsPhilippine Consulate General in Houston Set to Reopen After 25 Years
Last Friday (September 21), the Department of Foreign Affairs announced that the Philippine Consulate General in Houston is set to reopen on...
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463NewsDFA Offers 5,000 PHP Aid to OFWs stranded in NAIA, Clark due to typhoon Ompong
Due to a powerful typhoon that has hit the Philippines last Sept. 15, many passengers including a number of OFWs were stranded...
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936TipsWho May Avail the Passport Courtesy Lane at the DFA?
Most of us, if not all, have experienced some difficulty when applying for a new or renewing an expired passport at the...