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THE OFW |
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Dubbed the country's modern day heroes, Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) contribute a lot to the nation's growth and development. They have to leave their own families to work abroad as professionals, engineers, office and factory workers and even as domestic helpers. OFWs today has a total workforce of 747,696 where land based workers are 559,227 and sea based workers 188,469. As of June 2000, OFWs remitted US$5.7 billion to the philippines helping the economy grow and weathered global economic slowdown particularly in south east asia. The Philippines has a total labor force of 30.625 million and an unemployment rate of 8.7%.
DOWNLOADS
The following documents below are available for download starting with the latest issue of 5th Edition Handbook for Filipinos Overseas courtesy of Commission on Filipinos Overseas, a must have for all filipinos abroad. Also the latest list of POEA's license recruitment agencies and accredited medical clinics for OFWs, necessary requirements for would be applicants and list of documents required, downloadable passport application form & requirements.
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