Migrant Workers & Recruitment
We guide licensed and aspiring recruitment agencies through the Department of Migrant Workers' licensing, accreditation, and reporting requirements — and advise on the full lifecycle of overseas employment, from recruitment and deployment to welfare, repatriation, and disputes.
What we handle
- DMW licensing and agency accreditation
- Recruitment agreements and placement fees
- Overseas employment contracts (OEC)
- OFW welfare, claims, and repatriation
- Illegal recruitment and trafficking defense
Insights on migrant workers & recruitment
Recruitment fees rules in the Philippines: what licensed agencies may charge, what counts as illegal recruitment, and how overseas Filipino workers can recover.
A manning agency license in the Philippines is issued by the DMW Secretary to recruit and place seafarers. Here is what the law requires and how the process works.
What terms must a seafarer employment contract in the Philippines contain? Learn the DMW rules on Department-approved contracts, manning agencies, and more.
Who is criminally and civilly liable for illegal recruitment in the Philippines? Learn how RA 10022 holds agency officers, principals and agents accountable.
A recruitment agency branch license in the Philippines requires separate DMW authority before operating outside your registered address. Here is how it works.
The DMW escrow requirement for a recruitment agency is at least PhP 1,500,000, on top of a minimum capitalization of PhP 5,000,000 for manning agencies.