MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said it met with a Mongolian delegation on Wednesday to discuss a proposed labor agreement aiming to protect overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Mongolia.
The meeting was held at the DMW Central Office in Mandaluyong.
"The proposed agreement seeks to identify a focal office to handle labor migration matters and establish an ethical and legal deployment process for Filipino workers bound for Mongolia," the DMW said in a statement.
The department said that Olalia welcomed the delegation which included Zayten Bauyrzhan, labor and welfare services director general, and Ganbold Misheel, senior specialist at the Social Insurance and Provident Fund Policy Department, both from the Ministry of Family, Labour, and Social Protection of Mongolia.
"In protecting our domestic workers, including all workers bound to Mongolia, we are not only interested in compliance with Philippine laws, but we also are very much interested in complying with Mongolian laws, particularly on the regulations regarding the employment of foreign workers, including Philippine workers," said Olalia.
"We have our recruitment agencies as our important partner in fulfilling our mandate of protection of our workers. And these recruitment agencies are licensed recruitment agencies, which promotes fair, ethical, and transparent practices," he said.
"And we all know that Mongolia and the Philippines are on the same page regarding these safeguards," he said.
The DMW said, "665 Filipinos in Mongolia are employed in skilled and professional occupations, as well as in household care and service work."
