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Get The Prices Right
Workers are strongly encouraged, for their protection, to pay their corresponding
contributions to PhilHealth and PAG-IBIG, and continuously update their memberships.
(POEA ADVISORY NO. 06 dated March 25, 2015)
For the list of benefits visit the official websites of:
OWWA
www.owwa.gov.ph
www.philhealth.gov.ph
Pag-IBIG Fund
www.owwa.gov.ph
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Get The Prices Right: Placement Fee
The maximum allowable placement fee you will pay the recruitment
agency is equivalent to your one-month basic salary. Pay this only
after you have signed the contract.
Demand an Official Receipt (OR) in exchange for your payment.
The OR must show the actual amount paid and purpose/s for such
payment.
Remember if you are a seafarer or a household service worker
(HSW), you should not pay placement fee.
If you are going to the following countries, the collection of
placement fee is prohibited:
United States of America (H2B), United Kingdom, Ireland,
Norway, the Netherlands, Japan, New Zealand and the Canadian
provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British
Columbia.
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Get The Prices Right: Documentation Costs
Note:
If the recruitment agency
offers documentation
services, you should pay
only the actual cost of
the document which
should be covered by
official receipts.
The following are included in the documentation costs that you will pay:
NAME OF EXPENSE COST
Barangay Clearance Depends on the Barangay
Police Clearance ₱ 100.00
Birth Certificate ₱ 140.00
NBI Clearance ₱ 115.00
Passport ₱ 950.00 (Regular) / 1,200.00
(Express)
Medical Examination Fee
Depends on scope of medical
examination required by the host
country – see Module 6
Training Fee Depends on the training center
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Get The Prices Right: Compulsory Insurance Coverage
Each migrant worker to be deployed by a licensed
recruitment agency shall be covered by a compulsory
insurance contract that shall be secured by the agency at no
cost to the worker. The mandatory insurance shall cover
the following contingencies:
Accidental Death $15,000.00
This type of coverage refers to the death of a worker on
the way to or from the work area, on the job or off the job
but within the jurisdiction of the worksite.
Natural Death $10,000.00
This type of coverage refers to the death of a worker due
to natural causes such as heart attack, heat stroke, and
the like.
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Permanent or Total Disablement $7,500.00
This type of coverage ensures workers’ benefit for loss of
limbs, eye sight, and the like.
Repatriation Cost
This type of coverage assures the worker free repatriation
back to the Philippines due to natural or man-made
disasters in the country of deployment.
Subsistence Allowance $100.00/mo.
(for 6 months)
A worker who is involved in a case or litigation for the
protection of his/her rights in the receiving country is given
US$100.00 per month for a maximum of six (6) months.
Get The Prices Right: Insurance Coverage
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Get The Prices Right: Insurance Coverage
Compassionate Visit
In cases where the worker needs to be hospitalized for 7 or more
consecutive days, the insurance company shall pay for the
transportation cost of one (1) family member or requested individual to
the major airport closest to the place of hospitalization of the worker.
Medical Evacuation
When an adequate medical facility is not available proximate to the
migrant worker, as determined by the insurance company’s physician
and the consulting physician, evacuation under appropriate medical
supervision by the mode of transport necessary shall be undertaken by
the insurance provider.
Medical Repatriation
When medically necessary as determined by the insurance company
physician and the consulting physician, repatriation under medical
supervision to the migrant worker’s residence shall be undertaken by
the insurance provider at such time that the migrant worker is medically
cleared for travel by commercial carrier.
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Editor's Notes
Verify which countries do not require placement fees in the US.