The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) stressed that employers and recruiters are mandated by law to pay for the insurance coverage of workers and seafarers they hire and should not be charged to them.
In a news release, POEA Administrator Jennifer Jardin-Manalili said the agencies should not pass on to their recruits, directly or indirectly, the cost of the insurance premium of the worker or face penalties in accordance with existing POEA rules and regulations.
As mandated by Republic Act 10022, known as the Migrant Workers Law, licensed recruitment and manning agencies or foreign employers shall pay for the insurance coverage of workers and seafarers they hire and should be at no cost to the worker or seafarer.
Administrator Manalili added that a certificate of cover (COC) provided by an insurance company licensed and certified by the Insurance Commission (IC) is required before the issuance of overseas employment certificate (OEC) or exit clearance of agency-hired OFWs.
For seafarers, a certificate of entry or other proofs of insurance coverage from the manning agency shall be accepted if the vessel is covered by protection and indemnity, provided that the minimum coverage under sub-paragraphs (a) to (i) 0f Section 37-A of Republic Act 8042, as amended, are included. The coverage must also conform with pertinent POEA rules and regulations and the POEA Standard Terms and Conditions Governing the Overseas Employment of Filipino Seafarers on Board Ocean-Going Ships. as stated in the news release.
She said the insurance coverage is optional for name hires(or those directly hired by the company and did not go through an agency), rehires (balik-manggagawa or vacationing workers) and workers hired through government-to-government arrangement. They may request their foreign employers to pay the cost of insurance or they may pay the premium themselves.
The insurance coverage shall be effective for the duration of the worker s employment contract and shall cover, at the minimum, the benefits provided for by the Omnibus Rules and Regulations Implementing Republic Act 8042 as amended by RA 10022.
The insurance coverage shall include accidental death, natural death, permanent total disablement, repatriation cost, subsistence allowance, settlement claims, compassionate visit, medical evacuation, and medical repatriation.
In reaction, recruitment consultant Emmanuel Geslani said that some recruitment agencies that are not charging placement fees may be forced to closed down due to this policy. On the other hand, agencies that charge such fees may not be able to make the client company agree to shoulder the additional fees for insurance. Furthermore, Geslani said that the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration might as well be abolished, as the duty of protecting OFWs will now be in the hands of predatory private insurance companies."
In a news release, POEA Administrator Jennifer Jardin-Manalili said the agencies should not pass on to their recruits, directly or indirectly, the cost of the insurance premium of the worker or face penalties in accordance with existing POEA rules and regulations.
As mandated by Republic Act 10022, known as the Migrant Workers Law, licensed recruitment and manning agencies or foreign employers shall pay for the insurance coverage of workers and seafarers they hire and should be at no cost to the worker or seafarer.
Administrator Manalili added that a certificate of cover (COC) provided by an insurance company licensed and certified by the Insurance Commission (IC) is required before the issuance of overseas employment certificate (OEC) or exit clearance of agency-hired OFWs.
For seafarers, a certificate of entry or other proofs of insurance coverage from the manning agency shall be accepted if the vessel is covered by protection and indemnity, provided that the minimum coverage under sub-paragraphs (a) to (i) 0f Section 37-A of Republic Act 8042, as amended, are included. The coverage must also conform with pertinent POEA rules and regulations and the POEA Standard Terms and Conditions Governing the Overseas Employment of Filipino Seafarers on Board Ocean-Going Ships. as stated in the news release.
She said the insurance coverage is optional for name hires(or those directly hired by the company and did not go through an agency), rehires (balik-manggagawa or vacationing workers) and workers hired through government-to-government arrangement. They may request their foreign employers to pay the cost of insurance or they may pay the premium themselves.
The insurance coverage shall be effective for the duration of the worker s employment contract and shall cover, at the minimum, the benefits provided for by the Omnibus Rules and Regulations Implementing Republic Act 8042 as amended by RA 10022.
The insurance coverage shall include accidental death, natural death, permanent total disablement, repatriation cost, subsistence allowance, settlement claims, compassionate visit, medical evacuation, and medical repatriation.
In reaction, recruitment consultant Emmanuel Geslani said that some recruitment agencies that are not charging placement fees may be forced to closed down due to this policy. On the other hand, agencies that charge such fees may not be able to make the client company agree to shoulder the additional fees for insurance. Furthermore, Geslani said that the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration might as well be abolished, as the duty of protecting OFWs will now be in the hands of predatory private insurance companies."
Trabaho.com. thanks its following sources:
POEA News Release. Recruitment agencies to pay insurance coverage of OFWs (Posted October 15, 2010) Retrieved October 18, 2010 from
http://www.poea.gov.ph/news/2010/PR_Oct2010_MandatoryInsurance.pdf
Abella, Jerrie, GMANews.tv. Recruiters must pay insurance for OFWs - POEA (Posted October 18, 2010) Retrieved October 18, 2010 from
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/203654/recruiters-must-pay-insurance-for-ofws-poea
POEA News Release. Recruitment agencies to pay insurance coverage of OFWs (Posted October 15, 2010) Retrieved October 18, 2010 from
http://www.poea.gov.ph/news/2010/PR_Oct2010_MandatoryInsurance.pdf
Abella, Jerrie, GMANews.tv. Recruiters must pay insurance for OFWs - POEA (Posted October 18, 2010) Retrieved October 18, 2010 from
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/203654/recruiters-must-pay-insurance-for-ofws-poea
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