Why an OFW is included in POEA's

watchlist
  Apr 19, 2016
 
Overseas Filipino workers or OFWs included in the Philippine Overseas Employment
Administration (POEA) watchlist may not be allowed to fly and work abroad.

An OFW may be in the watchlist if an administrative case was filed against him in
accordance to Section I, Rule III of POEA’s Rules and Regulations Governing the
Recruitment and Employment of Land-based Overseas Workers.

Below are the reasons why an OFW may be included in POEA’s watchlist.

SERIOUS OFFENSES

Pre-Employment Offenses
1. Using, providing, or submitting false information or documents for purposes of
job application or employment.
2. Unjustified refusal to continue his/her application after signing an employment
contract or depart for the worksite after all employment and travel documents
have been duly approved by the appropriate government agency/ies.

Offenses during Employment

1. Commission of a felony or crime punishable by Philippine Laws or by the laws
of the host country.
2. Assaulting a fellow worker, the principal/employer or any member of his or her
family, or any of the directors, officers, managerial or supervisorial staff of the
principal/employer.
3. Grave abuse of authority by an officer exercising supervision over other
employees.
4. Possession or use of prohibited drugs, contraband, alcohol or pornographic
materials violation of company policy or laws of the host country.

LESS SERIOUS OFFENSES

1. Unjustified refusal to be repatriated in case of mandatory repatriation in
accordance with the declaration of the Philippine government.
2. Unjustified breach of employment contract.
3. Embezzlement of company funds or monies and/or properties of a fellow
worker entrusted for delivery to kin or relatives in the Philippines.
4. Violation/s of the sacred practices of the host country.
5. Violation of company policies and regulations.
6. Insubordination or refusal to obey a lawful order of the employer or the duly
authorized representative.
 7. Failure to refund the cost of his/her repatriation advanced by the principal or
recruitment agency, where termination of employment was due to his/her own
fault as determined by final judgment.
8. Violation of the Code of Discipline for Overseas Filipino Workers.

An OFW will also be banned from travelling abroad if a warrant of arrest or hold
departure order was released by the lawful agency or the court.

However, an OFW may be allowed to travel and work abroad once he had
submitted a response to the case filed against him (if it is a less serious
complaint/case) and obtained a clearance or approval from the lawful agency or the
court.

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