2 recruitment agencies lose licenses over collection of placement fees

2 recruitment agencies lose licenses over collection of placement fees

OJT as disguised exploitation

OJT as disguised exploitation

OFW-farmer in Pampanga: Farming is where the money is | ABS-CBN News

He was a project engineer in the Middle East country, earning a substantial amount of money.   

 

But there was something else David had wanted to do. He wanted to do agricultural farming in his native barangay of San Matias here.

OFW-farmer in Pampanga: Farming is where the money is | ABS-CBN News

Isang magandang halimbawa ng OFW na nag-iisip na makapagsapalaran sa Pilipinas ng kanyang kinita abroad.
Sana maging halimbawa nawa sa lahat ng Uno Interns.

Japan business confidence unchanged in March

Japan business confidence unchanged in March

TODAYonline | Singapore | 'Singapore needs to accept immigrants'

TODAYonline | Singapore | 'Singapore needs to accept immigrants'

Pursuing your dream

Pursuing your dream

Whatever it is that is engraved in our hearts is something we must follow and protect at all costs.

Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW)

Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW)

by Cliff Paragua on Friday, December 23, 2011 at 7:50am

Bata-bata' pa ako noong maimbento ang katagang OCW - overseas contract worker - na maaring mas angkop na tawag sa mga kababayan nating nangingibang bansa para kumita kaysa sa 'picking apples'. Kalagitnaan noon ng dekada setenta noong muling sumiklab ang matinding pagnanais ng mga manggagawang Pilipino na kumita ng dolyar sa pagbubukas ng bansang Saudi Arabia ng mga trabahong magpapaunlad sa kanilang pamayanan sa pamamagitan ng kanilang yaman galing sa likas-yamang langis.

Lumipas na ang mahaba-habang panahon at ang naging karaniwang tawag sa mga nangingibang-bansang mga kababayan natin ay overseas Filipino workers o OFWs. Kilalang-kilala na ang mga OFW, halos sa lahat ng sulok ng mundo. Anupa't ang Pinoy ay nakaabot na raw sa isandaan at dalawanpung bansa upang magbaka-sakaling makatagpo niya ang katuparan ng kanyang minimithing mga pangarap.

Napansin ko lang na nangingibabaw pa rin sa isip at salita ng maraming Pinoy, sa Divisoria man o sa Forbes Park, na kaya raw nag-aabroad ang Pilipino ay dahil walang sapat na trabaho sa Pilipinas. Marami raw ang walang hanapbuhay, walang mapasukan o kaya ay di sapat ang kita kung mayroon mang pinagkakakitaan.

Matagal na panahon na at hanggang ngayon patuloy pa rin ang aking pagtatanong kung bakit tuwing araw ng Linggo halos di mabilang ang dami ng pahina sa mga pahayagan ukol sa mga anunsiyo sa trabaho o kung tawagin ay 'classified ads', lalo na sa Manila Bulletin. Kung wala o kapos ang trabaho sa Pilipinas, bakit napakarami pa rin ang naturan kong mga pahina sa diyaryo?

Sa aking matagal na pagsusuri, mas nagingibabaw ang pananaw ko na maraming Pilipino ang salat sa angkop na kaalaman at kakayahan para sa mga naturang trabaho na matagal na panahon nang nakalatag sa mga pahina ng diyaryo. Maliban doon, marami pa ring Pinoy ang nais sumandal na lang sa kanilang MBA na kuwalipikasyon - May Backer Ako.

Hindi lang iilang beses na naimungkahi ko sa mga kaibigan na ibahin na natin ang pananaw sa pag-aabroad ng mga Pilipino. Sa ganang akin, malaki ang kinalaman ng tatlong bagay sa mga Pilipinong nagiging OFW.

'Kaya ko rin yan!' - mga katagang nasasambit ng isang Pilipino na nakakapansin sa pag-aasenso ng buhay ng kanyang kapitbahay, dahil buwan-buwan ay may natatanggap na dolyar mula sa kapamilya sa abroad. Napakabigat na hamon para patunayang 'kaya ko rin yan!'

Likas na mahilig din sa 'adventure' ang mga Pinoy, lalo na kung ang pagbabaka-sakali ay magdudulot pa ng malaking kita para sa mga pangangailangan ng pamilya. Mapatapos sa pag-aaral ang mga anak, makabili ng sariling lupa at bahay, makapagpundar ng maliit na negosyo - maisasakatuparan lamang ang mga pangarap na ito kung makakapag-abroad!

Maliban dito, ang isang welder sa Cavite na nag-eekstra lamang sa talyer ay maaring makapag-uwi ng dalawan-daang piso sa loob ng isang araw, kung may suwerte, habang ang trainee welder sa Nagasaki ay maaring tumanggap ng higit sa tatlong daang piso sa bawat oras ng kanyang pagtatrabaho! Bakit magtitiyaga yong Kabitenyong welder sa pagiging ekstra, kung puwede namang makipagsapalaran sa Nagasaki, baka may overtime pay pa!

Para sa akin, ganyan ang tunay na kuwento ng OFW at batid kong biniyayaan talaga ng Maykapal ng mabuting katangian ang Pilipino para maging makabuluhang bahagi siya sa pagpapaunlad ng kabuhayan at ekonomiya ng mga bansang kanyang pinaglilingkuran.

Kailan naman kaya mabibiyayaan ng kaunlaran ang kaisa-isang mahal nating bansang Pilipinas?

Thank you, Labatt Cliff for this inspiring, informative and realistic article concerning our OCWs.


Kudos to all our OFWs,
Uno Overseas Placement

Turnover goes on at POEA

Turnover goes on at POEA

The axe finally fell on Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) chief Carlos Cao Jr. Monday. His replacement, former Labor Undersecretary Hans Cacdac, formally took over the agency in morning rites at the POEA building in Mandaluyong City.

Cao did not attend the ceremony, saying he had to tend to his wife, who was confined at the Cardinal Santos Medical Center in San Juan City.

Cao said that up to the end, he was not formally informed about his removal from office and the reasons behind it.

POEA chief: Please give me some dignity

POEA chief: Please give me some dignity

MANILA, Philippines—With a day to go before his expected departure, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration chief Carlos Cao Jr.  said Saturday he had yet to receive any official word about his removal from office.

Cao asked his superiors to at least give him some “dignity” and officially inform him that he was being replaced as the militant migrant rights group Migrante expressed support for the beleaguered POEA chief.

“I serve at the pleasure of the President and my only request from (the Department of Labor and Employment)—and I respect them all—I’m appealing to them to give me the dignity of being formally advised whether or not I’m going to be replaced or not,” Cao said in an interview.

“The President gave me dignity by appointing me to this office and I’m extremely grateful for that,” he added.

POEA boss sees writing on wall, starts packing

POEA boss sees writing on wall, starts packing

POEA opens more kiosks to help OFWs

POEA opens more kiosks to help OFWs

Yes they're coming home. For our OFWs December is the time to come home and spend Christmas with their loved ones. They look forward to this holiday season to be with their family. Merry making activities are lined up to celebrate life.

POEA has responded to this by making it easy for the OFWs to come and go back to their work destination with ease.

Thank you POEA.

A Day in the Life of an OFW Hero

A day in the life of an OFW hero

We are posting this article to help you make your choices about how you should handle your money, hard earned money well.

As an OFW, you are the "assigned" as the bread winner of the family in the Philippines. But there is also the issue of your future. This article makes practical suggestions how you can handle the sending of money to your family in order to save for your future.

I hope this helps.

‘My OFW husband came home a different man’

‘My OFW husband came home a different man’

Our hearts cry out for this woman, whose only fault was to love the man of her life- her husband.
It's true that OFW's are heroes of our nation because they bring in the much needed Dollars. But, are they also heroes to their own family and specially to their spouse?

We pray that this article will be a warning to our own interns and will serve as a reminder that they are the real heroes of their family. For after all, isn't that that the reason why we persevere?

Uno's interns are different. They have known the source of life and are committed to love Jesus Christ, who first loved us. They are therefore committed to be loyal and true to their own spouse while working abroad no matter what.

Kudos!

The Privilege of Serving

At Uno Overseas, we go the extra mile in serving our overseas workers, whom we call interns under the Technical Intern Training System of  JITCO in Japan. We believe that everyone who comes through our door will be a changed person from the inside out. This is the privilege given to us by the Lord and we take it seriously.

In addition to the Work Ethics and Values Seminar, we give our workers/interns the opportunity to encounter God. The Encounter Weekend is marked by a three day undisturbed time with the God. We believe that only God can change a man or a woman from the inside out.

Uno Interns graduating from the Encounter Weekend

We have seen the effect of this Encounter in the lives of our interns. This change is not just for the purpose of working in Japan but will be with them for a lifetime.

Uno Interns proudly showing the Encounter Weekend Certificate

We thank God for every opportunity to share with them the Good News of Salvation through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

Uno Overseas

P.S. The result of the encounter is seen in how our principals are blessed with the good attitudes and the desire of the interns to make them successful. Because they have been blessed to be a blessing!

Merry Christmas to our Overseas Filipino Workers

We found this video and it touched our hearts. We would like to dedicate this to our OFW, who are out there working for the betterment of their family.

Uno Overseas Placement salutes you and are praying for your endurance, perseverance, patience and above your trust and confidence in God.

Have a Merry Christmas!

Doing What The Japanese Workers Do

The interns of Uno Overseas are not only being trained how to speak Nihonggo well for better communication but also how to start their day at work.

Usually, the Japanese start their day with a physical exercise (Taisou) before proceeding to work.

We love to see how our Interns adapt to the ways and culture of Japan.

Congratulations Interns. Job well done.

Japan rapidly recovering beyond its expectations

Japan rapidly recovering beyond its expectations

“Japan has recovered considerably,” Shinichi Nishimiya, deputy minister for foreign affairs, told a group of Asian journalists on Oct. 25.

Economy grows by 2.3%

Noriyuke Shikata, a deputy Cabinet secretary, described the rapid recovery of the country’s supply chain as “beyond our expectations.”

OFW remittances grew by 8% to $1.74B in September — BSP

OFW remittances grew by 8% to $1.74B in September — BSP

MANILA, Philippines — Remittances from overseas-based Filipinos grew anew in September as demand for Filipino workers by employers in various parts of the globe remained strong.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas reported on Tuesday that remittances amounted to $1.74 billion in September, up by 8.4 percent from $1.6 billion in the same month in 2010.

This brought the total remittances in the first nine months of the year to $14.76 billion, up by 7.1 percent from $13.78 billion in the same period a year ago.

Filipino Farmers in Japan

Filipino Technical Interns are doing a wonderful work in Japan's agriculture sector. We can learn a lot from the Japanese farmers.

This is a tribute to the hardworking and industrious Filipino farmers.

Congratulations!

Prefab shelters made in Cavite house Japan evacuees

Prefab shelters made in Cavite house Japan evacuees

IWAKI, Fukushima Prefecture —Filipinos may take comfort in the thought that aside from the material and financial aid they had sent to Japan, prefabricated units built in the Philippines are now housing thousands of families displaced by the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters that hit the country earlier this year.

Eight months after 3/11 (March 11), some 52,000 families are staying in government prefab houses put up in the three worst affected prefectures—Fukushima, Miyagi and Iwate—and four other prefectures. All evacuation centers have been closed.

Many of the prefab shelters were made by Filipinos at the sprawling manufacturing facility owned by Ichijo Koumuten Co. at the Cavite export processing zone.