POEA cancels recruiter’s license for violating HSW policy

Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac recently ordered the cancellation of the license
of Precise Global Manpower Services Recruitment Agency, Inc. for violation of the
government’s policy on household service workers, misrepresentation, and other
offenses.

The cancellation stemmed from the complaint of OFW Michelle G. Magayaga
which was endorsed by the POLO-Dubai, United Arab Emirates to the POEA.
Cacdac said that based on the evidence presented by Magayaga, Precise Global
was found liable for acts of misrepresentation relative to her recruitment and
employment. She alleged that she applied and signed an employment contract
with Precise Global as a waitress but was made to work as household service
worker in Dubai.

He said the agency violated the prohibition on collection of placement fee from
household service workers when it charged the complainant Php10,000 placement
fee knowing beforehand that she will be deployed as a household worker.

Magayaga was paid 800AED a month, roughly equivalent to 210 US dollars, which
is way below the mandated minimum monthly salary of 400 US dollars for HSWs.
Precise Global is also liable for falsifying the documents of the complainant in
violation of Section 2 (o) of the POEA Rules. As stated above, Magayaga applied as
a waitress and was issued an employment visa for the said position. However,
Precise Global gave her another visa indicating her job as housemaid which entails
submission of a different set of requirements other than the position of waitress
that she applied and signed in an employment contract.

Precise Global was also found to have deployed Magayaga to an employer not
accredited by the POEA.

Recruitment agencies are directed to report to the POEA any significant incident
concerning the overseas Filipino workers but the agency did not inform the
administration that Magayaga ran away from her employer.

In Cacdac’s order cancelling the license of Precise Global, the agency was held
liable for violation of Sec 2(e); (o); (q) and (ee) of Rule I, Part VI of the 2002 POEA
Rules and Regulations Governing the Recruitment and Employment of Land-based
Overseas Workers and imposed the following penalties:

1. for violation of Section 2e (misrepresentation), this being its 1st offense with
a penalty of four (4) months suspension of license or Fine of Two Hundred
Thousand Pesos (P200,000.00);
2. for violation of Section 2o (falsification of travel documents), this being its
first offense with a penalty of four (4) months suspension of license or Fine
of Two Hundred Thousand Pesos (P200,000.00);
3. for violation of Section 2q (deployment of workers to non-accredited
principals), this being its first offense with a penalty of four (4) months
suspension of license or Fine of Two Hundred Thousand Pesos
(P200,000.00);
4. for violation of Section 2ee (violation of GBR No. 5 and 6) with a penalty of
cancellation of license.

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