The document provides information about getting acquainted with the country one will work in as an overseas Filipino worker. It discusses key details to learn about various destinations in Europe, North America, and proper social media use. Specifically, it outlines important considerations for Italy and the UK in Europe like climate, cost of living, languages, and estimated take-home pay. For North America, similar information is given for Canada and the US, including compensation tables for different jobs and locations. Guidelines for appropriate social media use when working abroad are also mentioned.

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MODULE 6: GET COUNTRY COZY
AMERICAS AND EUROPE

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Get Country Cozy!
Alamin ang mga pangunahing impormasyon sa bansang
gusto mong puntahan, gaya ng:
Visa Fee
Medical Examination Fee
Pamasahe
Klima
Pagkain
Pananamit
Kultura at kaugalian
Oras
Relihiyon
Pananalapi
Immigration and labor laws
Philippine Embassy
or Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO)

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Europe
Madalas puntahan ng mga temporary at seasonal
workers ang United Kingdom at kung saan may mga
trabaho para sa mga bars at restaurants. Pero mas
madalas pa ding puntahan ng mga Pilipino sa Europa
ang Italy.
28 bansa sa Europa ang katangi-tanging pinagbuklod
sa larangan ng ekonomiya at politika na siyang
bumubuo sa European Union. Euro ang tawag sa
kanilang pananalapi na siyang ginagamit ng mga
bansang miyembro nito. Samantala ang United
Kingdom ay gumagamit ng kanilang sariling
pananalapi, ang UK Pound.
Ang Switzerland at UK ay ilan lamang sa mga bansang
may magastos na pamumuhay sa buong mundo.
Ang mga dayuhang nagnanais magtrabaho ay
kailangang kumuha ng work permit. Kung sakaling
mahuli na illegal na nagtatrabaho ay maaring
magmulta, madeport o tuluyan ng mahadlangan sa
pagpasok sa bansa.

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Europe
ITALY
Ang Italy ay isa sa mga destinasyon o madalas na
pinupuntahan ng mga Overseas Filipino Workers para
magtrabaho. Ang kapital nito ay Rome at Euro ang tawag
sa kanilang pananalapi. Umaabot ng 21 na oras ang
biyahe papuntang Italy galing sa Pilipinas.
May apat na klima ang Italy ito ay ang katamtaman init at
mahalumigmig na panahon, malamig at may nyebe sa
matataas na lugar at lambak.
Ang pinakamalaking relihiyon sa Italy ay Roman Catholicism.
Karne, isda, pasta at tinapay ang pang karaniwan nilang pagkain.
Mahirap makahanap ng trabaho sa Italy sa kadahilanang mataas ang porsyento ng
walang trabaho . Malaking kalamangan sa paghahanap ng trabaho kung mas marunong
sa pagsasalita ng Italian at Ingles.
*For more details, visit www.owwa.gov.ph

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Europe
UNITED KINGDOM
COMPENSATION /
EXPENSES
SEMI-SKILLED
(CLEANERS/SECURITY
GUARD)
(UK £)
SERVICE/TECHNIC
AL WORKERS
(UK £)
PROFESSIONAL
MANAGERS AND
SUPERVISOR
(UK £)
Basic Monthly Salary £1,000-£1,400 £1,800-£2,000 £1,000-£1,200
Housing Allowances £40-£50
Minimum Food Allowance
Minimum Transportation Allowance
Overtime Pay Hourly rate Hourly rate
Annual Leave
1-month salary 1-month salary 1-month salary
Sick Leave/ Mandatory Holiday Pay
Total Monthly Earnings
Less Total Expenses:
Taxes/ Social Security/EI/CPP £320-£448 £656-£720 £336-£400
Accommodation/House Rental &
Utilities
£300 £300 £300
Personal Necessities £80-£100 £200-£320 £200-£320
Total Expenses £400-£548 £1,156-£1,340 £836-£1,020
Average Net Basic Monthly
Earnings (exclusive in OT Pay)
£600-£852 £644-£660 £204-£230
Average Net Basic Monthly
Earnings in USD
1,026-1,456.92
1,101.24-
1,128.6
348.84-393.3
Average Net Basic Monthly
Earnings in Philippine Peso (₱)
44,795.16-
63,609.13
48,080.14-
49,274.68
15,230.35-17,171.48
1£=US$1.71
1US$=PHP43.66
(as of July 2014)
Ating alamin kung magkano ang maaring maging take home pay kung
ikaw ay isang OFW na nagtatrabaho sa UK

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North America
Ang Estados Unidos at Canada ay nasa kontinente ng
North America
Umaabot ng kabuuang 12 oras ang biyahe patungong
Los Angeles at Vancouver Canada subalit umaabot
naman ng 15 oras kapag diretsong Pilipinas patungong
Vancouver at karagdagang 4 na oras kung tutungo pa ng
Toronto.
Parehong may apat na klima ang Estados Unidos at
Canada subalit mas malala ang taglamig sa Canada.
Malayang pinahihintulutan ang pananampalataya at
liberal na pamumuhay dito. Ingles ang opisyal na
lenggwahe na ginagamit ngunit may ibang pa rin
probinsya na gumagamit ng French na kanilang sariling
wika lalo na sa probinsya ng Quebec.

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North America
Ang tawag sa pananalapi ng Estados Unidos ay US
dollar at Canadian Dollar naman sa Canada.
Karne at isda ang pang karaniwan pagkain sa mga
bansang ito.
Ang Canada ay may dalawang Philippine Overseas
Labor Offices (POLO):
POLO-Vancouver na sumasakop sa mga probinsya ng
British Columbia, Alberta, Northwest Territory and Yukon
POLO-Toronto na sumasakop sa mga probinsya ng
Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia,
Newfoundland at Labrador, New Brunswick, Prince
Edward Island, Quebec at Nunavut.
*For more details, visit www.owwa.gov.ph

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North America
Newfoundland & Labrador,
CANADA
1 CAD = US$ 0.921605
1 CAD = PHP 40.1809
(as of July 2014)
Ating alamin kung magkano ang
maaring maging take home pay
kung ikaw ay isang OFW na
nagtatrabaho sa Canada.
COMPENSATION / EXPENSES
FOOD COUNTER ATTENDANT
(CAD)
Basic Monthly Salary $1,760.00
Housing Allowances
Minimum Food Allowance
Minimum Transportation Allowance
Overtime Pay
Annual Leave 161.33
Sick Leave/ Mandatory Holiday Pay
Total Monthly Earnings 1,921.33
Less Total Expenses:
Taxes/ Social Security/EI/CPP 265.17
Accommodation/House Rental & Utilities 300.00
Personal Necessities 420.00
Total Expenses 985.17
Average Salary Per Hour $11.00
Average Net Basic Monthly Earnings $936.17
Average Net Basic Monthly Earnings in USD 862.77
Average Net Basic Monthly Earnings in
Philippine Peso (₱)
37,616.15

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North America
Ontario, CANADA
1 CAD = US$ 0.921605
1 CAD = PHP 40.1809
(as of July 2014)
Ating alamin kung magkano ang
maaring maging take home pay
kung ikaw ay isang OFW na
nagtatrabaho sa Canada.
COMPENSATION/EXPENSES
CHEF ASSISTANT
(CAD)
LIVE-IN-CAREGIVER
(CAD)
Basic Monthly Salary $2,400.00 $1,737.00
Housing Allowances
Minimum Food Allowance
Minimum Transportation Allowance
Overtime Pay
Annual Leave 250.00 181.00
Sick Leave/ Mandatory Holiday Pay
Total Monthly Earnings 2,650.00 1,918.60
Less Total Expenses:
Taxes/ Social Security/EI/CPP 546.98 387.82
Accommodation/House Rental & Utilities 300.00 337.37
Personal Necessities 420.00 320.00
Total Expenses 1,266.98 1,045.19
Average Salary Per Hour $15.00 $10.86
Average Net Basic Monthly Earnings $1,383.02 $873.41
Average Net Basic Monthly Earnings in USD 1,274.59 804.93
Average Net Basic Monthly Earnings in Philippine
Peso (₱)
55,570.98 35,094.39

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North America
Saskatchewan, CANADA
1 CAD = US$ 0.921605
1 CAD = PHP 40.1809
(as of July 2014)
Ating alamin kung magkano ang maaring maging take home pay kung ikaw
ay isang OFW na nagtatrabaho sa Canada.
COMPENSATION /
EXPENSES
PORK
PRODUCTION
TECHNICIAN-
FARM
SUPERVISOR
(CAD)
SWINE
TECHNICIAN
(CAD)
SHIFT
MANAGER
(BURGER KING
RESTAURANT)
(CAD)
HOSPITALITY
WORKER-
FRONT DESK
AGENT-HOTEL
(CAD)
ENTRY LEVEL
SUPERVISOR-
MCDONALD’S
RESTAURANT
(CAD)
FOOD COUNTER
ATTENDANT
(CAD)
Basic Monthly Salary $2,480.00 $2,400.00 $2,080.00 $1,880.00 $1,760.00 $1,720.00
Housing Allowances
Minimum Food Allowance
Minimum Transportation Allowance
Overtime Pay
Annual Leave 155.00 150.00 260.00 235.00 220.00 215.00
Sick Leave/ Mandatory Holiday Pay
Total Monthly Earnings 2,635.00 2,550.00 2,340 2,115 1,980 1,935
Less Total Expenses:
Taxes/ Social Security/EI/CPP 550.20 531.98 513.78 431.22 402.77 421.25
Accommodation/House Rental & Utilities 300.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 300.00
Personal Necessities 420.00 420.00 420.00 420.00 420.00 420.00
Total Expenses 1,270.20 1,251.98 1,233.78 1,151.22 1,122.77 1,141.25
Average Salary Per Hour $15.50 $15.00 $13.00 $11.75 $11.00 $10.75
Average Net Basic Monthly Earnings $1,364.80 $1,298.02 $1,106.22 $963.78 $857.23 $793.75
Average Net Basic Monthly Earnings in
US$
1,257.80 1,196.26 1,019.49 888.22 790.02 731.52
Average Net Basic Monthly Earnings in
Philippine Peso (₱)
54,838.89 52,155.61 44,448.91 38,725.54 34,444.27 31,893.58

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North America
Toronto, CANADA
1 CAD = US$ 0.921605
1 CAD = PHP 40.1809
(as of July 2014)
Ating alamin kung magkano ang
maaring maging take home pay
kung ikaw ay isang OFW na
nagtatrabaho sa Canada.
COMPENSATION /
EXPENSES
CHEF ASSISTANT
(CAD)
LIVE-IN-CAREGIVER
(CAD)
Basic Monthly Salary $2,400.00 $1,737.00
Housing Allowances
Minimum Food Allowance
Minimum Transportation Allowance
Overtime Pay
Annual Leave 250.00 181.00
Sick Leave/ Mandatory Holiday Pay
Total Monthly Earnings 2,650.00 1,918.60
Less Total Expenses:
Taxes/ Social Security/EI/CPP 546.98 387.82
Accommodation/House Rental & Utilities 300.00 337.37
Personal Necessities 420.00 320.00
Total Expenses 1,266.98 1,045.19
Average Salary Per Hour $15.00 $10.86
Average Net Basic Monthly Earnings
(exclusive in OT Pay)
$1,383.02 $873.41
Average Net Basic Monthly Earnings in US$ 1,274.59 804.93
Average Net Basic Monthly Earnings in
Philippine Peso (₱)
55,570.98 35,094.39

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Sa kasalukuyang panahon, mas napapadali na ang
pakikipagkomunikasyon sa kani-kanilang pamilya at kamag-
anak dahil sa mga bagong teknolohiya tulad na lamang ng
paggamit ng text messaging, email, video calling gamit ang
skype at viber. Sa pamamagitan ng mga social networking
sites tulad ng Facebook, Twitter at Instagram maari nang
maka pagbahagi ng mga litrato at dokumento.
PANUNTUNAN SA PAGGAMIT NG SOCIAL
MEDIA
May iilang bansa ang may mahigpit na panuntunan sa paggamit ng internet at may
karampatang parusa ang sinumang lumabag dito. Ang mga nasabing paglabag
tulad ng paggamit ng mga pornographic sites, paninira ng reputasyon ng ibang tao
gamit ang internet at makakasira sa pangkalahatang siguridad.

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PANUNTUNAN SA PAGGAMIT NG SOCIAL
MEDIA
May ibang tao na hindi iniisip ang maaring maging
negatibong resulta ng sobrang paglalahad ng kanilang
personal na impormasyon, saloobin at mga litrato sa internet,
maari itong magdulot ng paninira sa kanilang reputasyon,
pagnanakaw sa kanilang pagkakakilanlan o mas malala pa
ay mawalan sila ng trabaho. Maaring matanggal sa trabaho
ang sinumang manggagawa ang magpost sa internet kontra
sa lahi at relihiyon ng ibang bansa. Nangangahulugan ito ng
paglabag sa batas at regulasyon ng ibang bansa.
Tandaan na kapag magtatrabaho sa ibang bansa dapat sundin ang mga batas,
regulasyon,kultura at relihiyon na pinaniniwalan nila bilang pagbibigay respeto sa
bansang iyong pupuntahan.

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Suriin at alamin ang mga sumusunod na paalala bago
magpost sa internet o sa online media:
1) Isaalang-alang ang limitasyon at seguridad ng iyong social network
account, kung maari ay kaibigan o malalapit at mapagkakatiwalan na
kakilala lamang ang makakaalam nito.
2) Iwasan i-aacept o i-follow ang iyong amo sa mga social networking
sites. At kung maari ay ihiwalay ang personal na buhay sa iyong
trabaho.
3) Kung magrereport ka ng paglabag sa kontrata o pang aabuso ng
iyong amo ay huwag gamitin ang social media para magreklamo sa
iyong trabaho. Sa halip ay gamitin ang tamang proseso sa
pagrereport tungkol sa paglabag sa karapatan at kontrata.
4) Huwag punahin o siraan ang kultura o tradisyon, paniniwalang panrelihiyon, mga kaugalian at
katangian ng mga taong nakakasalamuha mo.
5) Huwag mag upload ng mga malalaswa, labag sa batas at malisyosong larawan ng ibang tao.
6) Huwag sumali sa mga debate o diskusyon tungkol sa mga usaping pulitikal man o pangrelihiyon.
PANUNTUNAN SA PAGGAMIT NG
SOCIAL MEDIA

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