What is VERIFICATION by POLO?
Refers to the procedure being conducted or applied by the Labor Attaché (head of Philippine Overseas Labor Office/POLO) to ensure that all the employment rights, benefits and welfare of Filipino migrant workers at the worksite are duly protected. The Labor Attaché shall also ensure that the employment contracts of Overseas Filipino Workers are consistent with the prevailing employment laws, standards and practices in both the Philippines and the host country, and that the documentary requirements for overseas employment as required by the Administration are complied with.
A. POEA Registration/Accreditation of Japanese Employers hiring Filipino workers under the following JOB CATEGORIES:
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- Professional and Skilled Workers
- Specified Skilled Workers (SSW)
- Housekeeper under Japan’s Program for National Strategic Special Zones (NSSZ)
- Overseas Performing Artists/Entertainers (OPAS)
- Trainees under the Technical Intern Training Program (TITP)
- Trainees under the Technical Intern Training Program (TITP-Careworker)
- Shipbuilding Workers under the Foreign Shipbuilding Workers Acceptance Program (FSWAP)
- Construction Workers under the Foreign Construction Workers Acceptance Program (FCWAP)
- Request for Exemption from the Ban on Direct Hire – Highly Skilled Professional Workers ONLY
- Request for Exemption from the Ban on Direct Hire – Household Service Workers for DIPLOMATS only
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B. Registration of Manning Agreement
C. POEA Licensing of Philippine Recruitment Agency
General VERIFICATION PROCESS
Jurisdiction of POLO-TOKYO
(click here for the POLO Advisory on PCG-Osaka, Labor Section’s jurisdiction)