The document discusses the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families. It was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1990 and took effect in 2003. The Philippines ratified the convention in 1995. To date, 48 states are parties to the convention, most being countries of origin for migrant workers. The document also outlines the Philippine government's efforts to implement the convention, including bilateral agreements with other countries, protection and assistance for overseas Filipino workers, social security for migrant workers, and support for returning workers and their families.

1. INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE
PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF ALL
MIGRANT WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
• December 18,1990 - Adopted by the UN General
Assembly.
• July 1, 2003 - Effectivity date
• July 5,1995 - Philippines ratified the Convention.
• To date, there are 48 State parties to the said
Convention.
• Most countries that ratified the convention are countries
of
• Origin of migrants

2. Report Preparation Process
June 22, 2015 - Inputs from concerned government
agencies
(POEA,OWWA,ILAB,NRCO,DFA,DSWD,SSS and DOLE Legal
Service)
July 21, 2105 – Consolidation meeting of government
agencies
August 4, 2015 - Consultation meeting with CSOs : CMA,
PAHRA, MIGRANTS FORUM in ASIA , MIGRANTE
INTERNATIONAL)

3. DOLE Convergence Program
1. Capability building for internal and external partners.
CET
3.Setting-up OFW Help Desks at LGUs .
625 OFW Help Desk
4. Provision of legal assistance.
* Counseling * Prosecution of Illegal Recruitment
* Preparation of Complaint * Closure of Illegal Recruitment
Agencies
Information dissemination program on the rights of migrant
workers and members of their families
Indicator: Percentage of areas covered by information
dissemination by region.
Thematic Objective 1:
CET Participants
2012 15 1,495
2013 12 532
2014 25 1,840
2. Education and training for OFWs.
PEOS
In the last three (3) years, 4,247 PEOS sessions
conducted with 832,540 participants.
PDOS 2,621,201 participantsLEGS PAOS
Conduct seminars from 2012-
2014 with the total of 58,498
participants

4. Existing Labor Agreements (2010-2015)
1. Jordan 10. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2. Manitoba, Canada 11. Province of Saskatchewan, Canada
3. Taiwan 12. Papua New Guinea
4. Korea 13. Korea
5. Jordan 14. Switzerland
6. Lebanon 15. British Columbia, Canada
7. Kuwait 16. Canada
8. British Columbia, Canada
9. Germany
Sustain advocacy for bilateral agreements, memoranda of
understanding, and other similar instruments, especially with
those countries of destination where discriminatory treatment
and abuse are more frequent;
Indicator: Increase in the number of bilateral agreements entered by
the government for the protection of Overseas Filipino Workers.
Thematic Objective 2:

5. No. of Countries with Bilateral Agreement 11
from 2009 to below
No. of Countries with Bilateral Agreement 16
from 2010 - 2015
Total : 27
4.32 % Increase from 2009-2015

6. Indicator: Increased number of assisted Overseas Filipino
Workers (OFWs) in varying difficult circumstances.
Provision for adequate consular services, welfare assistance and
other legal remedies in the host countries and in the Philippines.
Thematic Objective 3:
Ratio of regular / documented OFWs to the number of Philippine
Overseas Labor Offices (POLO) personnel
* DFA Assistance-to-National - Assisted 26,697 in
2014
* OWWA - Welfare Assistance Fund
* Repatriation Program On site welfare case management
 In country welfare case management
 From 2012 to 2014 844,545 workers assisted.Year OFWs Ticketed Post Repatriation Related Services
2012 202 12,787
2013 453 43,113
2014 245 13,215

7. Indicator: Medical assistance to migrant workers in the
countries of destination
Amendment to migrant worker’s act (RA 8042) and other
related legislations
Thematic Objective 4:
Republic Act No. 10022, amending the 1995 Migrant Workers and
Overseas Filipinos Act which further strengthens protective
measures afforded to migrant workers.
Ratification 2 International Labor Conventions :
a.) Maritime labour Convention, 2006 (MLC)
b.) Domestic workers Convention 189.
Under DOLE AO 168 s. 2013, Manual of Operations, Policies and
Guidelines for the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO).
 Standard procedures in handling welfare cases, admission
of OFWs to the Migrant Workers and Other Overseas
Filipinos Resource Centers ( MWOFRC )
Joint Manual of Operations in Providing Assistance to Migrant
Workers and other Filipinos Overseas (September 2015).

8. Social security to migrant workers
Indicator: Increased number of bilateral Social Security
Agreements with other countries.
Thematic Objective 5:
Existing SSAs ( effectivity dates)
Austria (1982); UK and Northern Ireland (1989); Spain (1989);
France (1994); Canada (1997); Quebec (1998); Netherlands
(2001); Switzerland (2004); Belgium (2005)
Signed SSAs, but not ratified
Korea (2005) and Israel (2009)
Ratified SSAs, awaiting entry into force
Denmark (2012) and Portugal (2012)
Signed SSAs, awaiting ratification
Germany (2014) and Luxembourg (2015)
Negotiated SSAs, Targeted for signing in 2015
Japan and Sweden

9. Comprehensive program for the return, resettlement, and cultural
reintegration of migrant workers and members of their families
Indicator: Increased number of OFWs in the National
Reintegration Program .
Thematic Objective 6:
Financial Awareness Seminar (FAS)
The 2-Billion (OFW-RP) Reintegration Program
National Reintegration Center for OFWs
Balik Pinay! Balik Hanapbuhay!
Education and Livelihood Assistance Program (ELAP)
implemented in 2010
DOLE Assist WELL Program
Flexi-Fund Program
2,557 OFWs benefitted in 2012
2,530 Beneficiaries in 2013
P2B ORP launched on 7 June 2011
756,108,000.00 released
Php 10,000.00 Starter kits implemented in 2014
1,646 distressed OFW Beneficiaries.
Year No. of Beneficiaries Amount Released (in Peso)
2012 726 12,400.000.00
2013 1,193 18,330,000.00
2014 1,376 19,622,000.00

10. Adequate measures for the protection and welfare of the
children of migrant workers.
Increased number of assisted children of migrant workers in
varying circumstances.
Thematic Objective 7:
2. OFW Dependents Scholarship Program ( ODSP )
3. Education and Livelihood Assistance program
(ELAP)
1. Education for Development Scholarship Program
(EDSP)
Scholarship program for qualified OFW dependent
consisting of a maximum of Php60,000.00 per school
year, leading to a four-to-five years baccalaureate
course in any college or university.
Scholarship consisting of a maximum of Php20,000.00
assistance per school year leading to a baccalaureate
or associate degree in a state college or university for
dependent of OFW-members.Educational assistance for survivors of a deceased OFW
consisting of Php5,000.00 for elementary, Php8,000.00
for high school and Php10,000.00 for college per school
year.
400 scholar Beneficiaries from
2012-2014.

11. Ways Forward
DSWD  Review the implementation of its programs.
 Development of a community Handbook for
Community service providers to increase
public awareness on TIP.
DFA
 Aims to raise awareness on TIP by training its
frontlines.
OWWA
 PDOS Online
 Development of supplementary medical
assistance programs for OFW’s
DOLE  Implementation of FLOIS.
POEA  Mandatory PEOS for newly hired OFW’s
 PEOS modules in local/ Regional Dialects
 Continuous Implementation of AIRTIP

12. THANK YOU!