Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042 ENTITLED `AN ACT TO INSTITUTE THE POLICIES OF OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT AND ESTABLISH A HIGHER STANDARD OF PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF THE WELFARE OF MIGRANT WORKERS, THEIR FAMILIES AND OVERSEAS FILIPINO IN DISTRESS,AND FOR OTHER PURPOSE
Date filed
January 13, 1999
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB06298 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042 ENTITLED `AN ACT TO INSTITUTE THE POLICIES OF OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT AND ESTABLISH A HIGHER STANDARD OF PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF THE WELFARE OF MIGRANT WORKERS, THEIR FAMILIES AND OVERSEAS FILIPINO IN DISTRESS,AND FOR OTHER PURPOSE |
| ABSTRACT : The proposed amendments to RA 8042 (1) require MANDATORY SKILLS TESTING/CERTIFI CATION and PRE-EMPLOYMENT ORIENTATION SEMINAR for all Filipino workers desiring to work oversea; (2) authorizes the [government] POEA GOVERNING BOARD to TEMPORARILY impose or LIFT a ban on the deployment of migrant workers to a PARTICULAR COUNTRY OR REGION; etc. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : LIBAN, DANTE V. |
| DATE FILED : 1999-01-13 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT ON 1999-01-20 |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS |
Abstract
The proposed amendments to RA 8042 (1) require MANDATORY SKILLS TESTING/CERTIFI CATION and PRE-EMPLOYMENT ORIENTATION SEMINAR for all Filipino workers desiring to work oversea; (2) authorizes the [government] POEA GOVERNING BOARD to TEMPORARILY impose or LIFT a ban on the deployment of migrant workers to a PARTICULAR COUNTRY OR REGION; etc.
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