Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00257 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE REGULATORY FUNCTIONS OF THE PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT ADMINISTRATION (POEA) AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995' |
| SHORT TITLE : |
| ABSTRACT : Sections 29 and 30 of RA 8042 (Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995) provided for the deregulation of recruitment activities and the eventual phase-out of the regulatory functions of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) over the entertainment industry. Allowing the entertainment industry to run its own affairs in the deployment of overseas performing artists (OPAs) is tantamount to allowing OPAs to be exploited even more. This bill aims to put a stop to the exploitation of the OPAs by seeking the repeal of Sections 29 and 30 of said Act and thus give the POEA more teeth in protecting the welfare of OPAs. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : DADIVAS, RODRIGUEZ D. |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-01 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Codilla (006 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| MOTHER BILL: HB05498 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS ON 2005-01-12 |
| PREVIOUS COMMITTEE REFERRALS :PRIMARILY REFERRED TO LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT on 2004-07-27;SECONDARILY REFERRED TO FOREIGN AFFAIRS on 2004-07-27; |
Abstract
Sections 29 and 30 of RA 8042 (Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995) provided for the deregulation of recruitment activities and the eventual phase-out of the regulatory functions of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) over the entertainment industry. Allowing the entertainment industry to run its own affairs in the deployment of overseas performing artists (OPAs) is tantamount to allowing OPAs to be exploited even more. This bill aims to put a stop to the exploitation of the OPAs by seeking the repeal of Sections 29 and 30 of said Act and thus give the POEA more teeth in protecting the welfare of OPAs. '
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