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MemorandumofUnderstanding
between
theDepartmentofLabor
andEmplolrment,Republic
of thephilippinesandthe
Ministry
of Labor,
Republic
of
Koreaon
the
Sending
and
ReceivingofWbrkers
underthe
Employ'rnent
Permit
System
of
Korea
The
Department
of
Labor
and
Employment
of ihe
Republic
of
the
philippines
and
the
Ministry
of
Laborof
the
Republic
of
Korea
(hereinafterreferredtoasthe
"parties").
Respectingthe
principleso{ equality
and
mutualbenefiti
Desiring
to
enhance
the
existing
{riendly
relationsbetween
the
two
countries
throuqhcooperation in thefields
of
laboraffairs
and
humancapacitybuildingi
and
Recognizing
the
benefits
to
bederived
Jrom
suchcooperation
by
bothcounlries;Have reachedthe followingunderstanding:
Paragyaph
/.
Purpose
The
purposes
of
this
Memorandum
of
Understanding(hereinaiterreferred
toas
"MOU")
are
to
develop
a
more
viable
lramework
lor
coopemtion
between
the
l%rties
andto
enhance
transparency
and
efficiency
in the
process
of
sending
and
receiving
of
Filipino
workers
under
the
EmploymentPermitSystem
for
Foreign Workers(hereinafterreferred
to
as
the"EPS')
of
the
Republic
of
Korea
(hereina{terreferred to
as
"Korea).
t'
Paragraph
2.
Def
initions
For
the
ourooses
oithis
MOU
:
(a)
the
term
"employer'refers
to
a
business
owner
who
obtains
permission
from
the
Ministry
of
Labor
of
Korea(hereinafterre{erred
toasthe
"lvlOf')
to
employ
loreign
workerspursuant
to the
Act
on
Foreign
Workers'
Employment
of
Korea(hereinalter
re{erred
to
asthe
"ForeignEmployment
Ac{')
or
a
person
whocarries
out
specifictasksas
a
proxy
olthe
business
owner;(b)
the term
'ljobseekei'refers
to
a
Filipino national
who has
passed
the
EPS
Korean
 
LanguageTest
(KLT)
and
the
medicarexamination,pursuant
to
the
ForeiqnEmployment
Acti(c)
the
term
'workei'
refers
to
a
Firipinonationar
who
hasacceptedthe
emproyment
offer
or
signed
a
labor
contract
with
a
Korean
employer, pursuant
to
the
ForeiqnEmployment
Acti(d)
the
term
"sending
agency'
refers
loa
government
agency
authorized
to
recrurtand
send
workers
to
Korea,
including pre-screening
and
pre-qualifying
ofjobseekes
and
cooperating
inall
matterswith
the
receiving
agency,
pursuant
to the
Korean
Fcreign
EmploymenlActi
(e)
the term
"receiving
agency'
refers
to
anagency
whrch
has the
authority
to
manage
thejobseekers'
roster
and
to
receiveFilipinoworkersfromthesendingagency
of
the
Republic
of the
Philippines(hereinafterreferred
toas
"philippines"),pursuant
to
the
ForeignEmploymentActi
(f)
theterm
'1est
agency'
referc
to an
agencyauthorized
and
entrusted
bytheMoL
with
the
overallmanagement
ol
the
EPS-KoreanLanguage
Test
(hereinafterreferreoro
as
the
"EPS-KLT"),
including
making
test
announcements,
receiving
applications,
preparingtestquestions
and
conductingthe test,pursuant
tothe
Foreign
Employment
Act;
and
(g)
the
term
"resident
officer'
relers
to
a
representative
of the
MoL
or
the
recervrng
agency,
who is
dispatched
to the
Philippines,
on
behalJ
of
theMoLand the
receiving
agency,
pursuant
to
the
ForeignEmploymentAct,
to
providesupport
for the
process
of
sending, receiving
and
promoting
the
reintegration
of
Filipino
workers.
/\
Parasraph3.
Sending Agency
and
Receiving
Agency
1.
The
Department
of
Labor
and
Employment
of
the
Philippines(hereinafterreferred
to
as
the
"DOLE')
is the
government
agency
primarilyresponsible
forsending
Filipino workers
to
Korea under the
EPS.
2. The
Ministry
of
Labor
is
the
government
agency
primarilyresponsible
for
receiving
Filipino
workeswhoaresenl
to
Korea
under
the
EPS.
The
MOL
will
activelv
excludeemployers notqualifiedunder
the
Foreign
EmploymentAct.
 
3'
Uponagreement
of
the
parties,
the
DoLEdesignates
the
phirippine
overseas
EmploymentAdministration
(hereinafterreferred
toas the
"POEN),
an
attached
agencythereol,
to
exclusivelyserveas thesending
agency.
4'
The
MoL
designates
the
HumanResourcesDevelopmentService
of
lfurea
(hereinafter
referred
toas the
"HRD
Korea"),
an
affiliated
agency
thereof,
to
exclusively
serve
as
thereceivingagency.
Para/raph4.
Sending
andOn-site
Fees
1.
The
POEA,
in
consultation
withthe
MOL,
undertakes
to
publiclyinformtheworkers
of
thelegitimatefees
to
be
paidon the
following:(a)
Sending
tues
1)
Application
tuesa)
EPS-KLTFee
b) MedicalExamination
Fee
2)
Prelrmtnary
Training
fue
3)Re-MedicalExaminaiion
Fee
(only
lor
those
with
lapsedmedical
certification)
4)
Processing
and
other
Fees
U
VISA
reE6)
Airfare
\o,|
un-srterees
1)
Relurn
Cost lnsurance
Premium
2)Casualty lnsurance
Premium
2. The
PoEA
will
consult
theMoL
in
advance whenchanges
in
fees,
whichhave
been
previously
agreed uponby the
DOLE
and the
MOL,
are
inevitable
due
to
inflation
or
other
reasons,
and the
DOLE
will inform the
MOL
of
itsdecision on the
matter.
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rafiupn5.
lmplementation
ofthe
EPS-KLT
ii
l]-
lnates
the
HRD
Korea
as tho
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The
MOLdesignates
the
HRD
Korea
as the test
agency
to
conduct
the
EPS-KLT
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