How to get OEC from the Migrant Workers Office in Japan

jy78 · February 10, 2023, 6:27am

Post ko itong nakita ko sa isang FB group, baka makatulong sa iba…

Contract Verification, Going Back to Philippines, Getting OEC, and coming Back to Japan

Visa Status: Student to Working Visa (Engineer / Humanities / International Services)

Hello Good Day. Thank you sa group na ito at nakauwi din ako ng pinas at nakuha kona ang OEC ko. E Share ko lang ang overall experience ko.

Sept 14 nag compile ako ng mga requirements, Sept 16 hinulog ko sa post, Sept 21 na verify contract ko at Sept 23 na received ko na.

Contract Verification

CHECKLIST OF REQUIREMENTS

https://polotokyo.dole.gov.ph/checklist-of-requirements…/

Easy Requirements

Copy of passport valid for at least six (6) months from the date of intended departure
Copy of valid and appropriate visa or residence card
Any proof of existing employment with the current employer to which the worker is resuming employment such as a current certificate of employment, valid ID, or recent pay slip
Sworn statement of the worker providing explanation on how he/she was hired by the current employer
Copy of the medical insurance provided to the worker

Hard Requirements

Duly accomplished POEA Standard Employment Contract. May mga items na hindi applicable sa akin e.g Housing Allowance. Gumawa ako ng letter at iniexplain ko yong mga items na hindi applicable sa contract ko.
Copy of valid passport/ID of the authorized representative (member of the board of directors) of the company with English translation. Hindi ko ito na esubmit kasi yong President ng company hindi nagbigay ng ID. Gumawa lang ako ng letter at inexplain ko yong reason bakit hindi ko ito ma comply na requirement.
Company Registration with English translation. Akala ko nong una mahirap itong kunin pero e explain mo lang sa company kung para saan mo ito gagamitin. In my case binigay lang ito agad.

Notes:

Walang letter format pero gawin niyo din itong formal at medyo nakakaawa.
After ma verify yong contract mo mag book ka ng appointment. Mag register ka at e upload ang mga needed documents sa DMW webiste (https://onlineservices.dmw.gov.ph//OnlineServices/POEAOnline.aspx). Sa right side click mo ang Balik Mangagawa at dito ka mag book ng appointment. After makakuha ng appointment eprint mo ito.
Since hindi applicable sa akin yong ibang items sa POEA Standard Contract kumuha ako ng insurance sa Paramount Insurance (https://ofwinsurance.ph/). After mo bayaran online ma receive mo sa email yong Insurance Certificate. E print mo ito at isama sa pag pasa ng documents.
Mag attach ka ng isang letter pack para maibalik ni POLO yong requirements mo.
Esend mo ito sa 5-15-5 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8537 Philippine Embassy, POLO Tokyo, Japan. Lagyan mo details OEC Requirements sa letter pack para malaman nila ano ang nilalaman ng documents.

Going Back to Philippines

Ang onehealthpass ay pinalitan na ng EArrival Card mag register ka dito at e fillup ang yong details 2 days before sa flight (https://onehealthpass.com.ph/).

After registration e screenshot mo ang QR code kasi ito ay ipapakita mo upon checkin at arrival, before entering sa immigration.

Geting OEC

Yong appointment ko is 9am sa Cebu but since yong POEA office ay nag open ng 8am pinapasok na ako at pina fillup na ako ng form. Ipapakita mo yong verified contract, passport, at residence card. Hindi na nila kinuha ang photcopy ng verified contract ko kasi hindi na daw needed.

Pagkatapos pinabayad ako ng 100 pesos LOL para sa printing ng OEC. After ma print ko na yong OEC ko pinapunta nila ako sa OWWA office para mag register. Nag bayad ako ng 1,471.25 “Ito daw ay pa bago-bago dependi sa rate ng USDPHP”. E keep mo yong receipt kasi sabi nila minsan yong immigration officer ay nanghihingi nito.

Coming back to Japan

Ang MySOS App ay pwdeng gamitin pero mas mabuti ito na yong gamitin ninyo: (https://www.hco.mhlw.go.jp/en).

Mas mabilis na ang sa Immigration Clearance at Customs Declaration kasi papakita mo nalang ang QR code no need na mag sulat sa form.

Para naman sa Quarantine Procedures(Fast Track) mas mabuti gawin ito before the flight kasi need nila ito e review. Once ma review nila it will change to blue screen with QR code. Ito yong ipapakita niyo upon arrival.

Always bring your Vaccination Certificate
Sana makatulog ito sa inyo.

jy78 · February 11, 2023, 3:15am

Dito ko nga pala nakuha itong earlier post: OFWs in Japan: OEC Support Group

Ito ang impressions ko habang nag b browse sa FB Group na ito:

Helpful ang mga admins pati ang members na nag-post ng kanilang experience sa pagkuha ng OEC.
Mas helpful sana kung naka-post ito sa open internet, hindi sa gated compound na kagaya ng FB, at lalo na sa isang private FB group.
Accomodating ang staff sa Migrant Workers Offices sa Tokyo at Osaka.
Most members in this group are Specialist in Humanities / Engineer / ALT and even they have many problems getting OEC. Paano naman ang mga Specified Skillled Workers? Marami akong kilalang Specified Skilled Workers na hindi makakuha ng OEC dahil their companies don’t want to put up with the bullshit rules that POEA/DMW imposes on Filipino workers.
Pinapahirapan ng gobyerno ng Pilipinas ang mga OFW.

Ang mga rules daw ay para sa proteksyon ng OFW. Understandable kung first-time ka lumabas ng bansa (e.g. mga technical intern trainees).

Pero kung ilang taon ka na sa Japan, you should be able to know whether your work conditions are fair or not. Ang totoo, ang mga rules na ito ay para kontrolin ang mga OFW hindi para bigyan sila ng proteksyon.

Hindi siguro naiisip ng POEA/DMW na hindi lang nila pinapahirapan ang mga OFW, binibigyan pa nila ng disadvantages vis-a-vis workers from other countries.

Ang dahilan lang kung bakit nag h hire ang mga schools sa Japan ng maraming Pinoy ALT ay dahil sa mas mura / mas madaling i-handle ang mga Pinoy compared to other countries.

Pero kung technical intern trainees / specified skilled workers natabunan na ng Vietnam ang Pilipinas dahil sa overbearing rules na ini impose ng POEA/DMW sa mga kumpanya.

It’s sad, ang balita ko pa naman sa maraming Japanese employers ay mas gusto nila ang performance at disiplina ng mga Pinoy trainees/ssw, pero mas madali lang talagang e-employ ang mga Vietnamese dahil walang complicated demands ang gobyerno nila.

jy78 · February 11, 2023, 3:51am

Meanwhile, I will continue to share posts from this group.

Ito ang isa pa, success story, pero bakit kailangang dumaan pa sa ganito ang mga OFW natin?

Kung Specified Skilled Worker ba makakakuha ng exemption? Wakaranai. You may have to beg on your knees and find out.

NO Polo standard employment contract, Addendum, tokibo tohon and valid ID of employer BUT CONTRACT VERIFIED!!!

Current situation: Changed employer onsite and has existing records with POEA

Current Visa Status: Instructor

Visa history: Engr./Humanities/Int’l Services

Description: I work for Saitama city - Board of Education (BoE), which is a government entity. My Contract was verified despite of my employer’s non-compliance on the following:

X POLO Standard Employment Contract

X Addendum to our Contract

X Tokibo Tohon/Company Registration/Tax Certificate

X Valid Passport/ID of Company`s Representative

I uploaded the list of documents I submitted and which was personally handpicked by Ms. Winnie. Feel free to use it as your guide if you are working under BoE.

TIMELINE OF HOW MY ENTIRE PROCESS WENT:

May 26-June 28

Processing time for completing the documents
(This is the crucial and very tedious part!)

June 29

Docs submitted to POLO Tokyo thru post

Docs received by POLO on the same day

July 07

Appointment with Ms. Winnie to affix my signature on the contract. So, I took this chance to speak to her and explain our situation. I tried my best to come prepared. We went through my documents together while explaining to her my supporting docs and whats the employers stance for being non-compliant.

I can share the document I drafted based on my discussion with Ms. Winnie if you also work for BoE and having difficulty in completing your docs.

July 15-18

Tried contacting POLO Tokyo to follow up but I couldn`t get through

July 19

I got through but Ms. Winnie on a meeting

July 20

I was able to speak to Ms. Winnie and advised that they will send it out on this day

July 22

Received my documents at 4:37pm

Dear admins

Thank you so much for all your time, effort, money and sharing your skills to make this happen. Sobrang laki ng tiwala ko sa skillset nyo kahit noong 100+ pa lang itong group. My hope died down back in 2020 since I tried my best to process everything, went to POLO but they rejected my docs kahit compliant si ex-employer ko. But because of this group, I started investing my time sa pagche check ng updates nyo and working on my own again, what I thought fit for my situation since I`m working under the government. I love you all!!!

P.S.

Ang dami kong pagod sa pagaayos ng documents, tried to negotiate with our employer, I called and went to the Labor Affairs Office, also City hall, did my own translation to some supporting documents, drafted my own letters and revised it many times. But it`s all worth it!!! All glory to God!!! I can really testify na mas lenient na ang POLO Tokyo now.

jy78 · February 11, 2023, 4:15am

Isang news article naman.

“The general sentiment among Japanese employers was that Filipino workers brightened up their workplaces and were highly reliable and trainable.”

Very true.

Pero bakit 5x ang dami ng Vietnamese trainees/SSW kaysa mga Pilipino? Because of the misguided policies of the Philippines imposing unreasonable requirements for its OFWs.

DMW to open a Japan desk to ensure fast processing of OFWs to Japan; Japanese employers seeking more skilled workers from the Philippines

Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople welcomed the offer from more than 80 Japanese employers to hire more Filipino skilled workers, citing their excellent work ethic and friendly disposition.

“The general sentiment among Japanese employers was that Filipino workers brightened up their workplaces and were highly reliable and trainable,” Ople said, adding that the employers prefer having more Filipino workers in their companies.

More than eighty (80) Japanese employers attended a consultation meeting organized by the Migrant Workers Office in Osaka which is headed by Labor Attaché Elizabeth Estrada.

The meeting with employers was followed by a dialogue with workers employed in Japan under the Technical Internship Training Program (TITP) and Special Skilled Worker (SSW) programs.

Secretary Ople, who attended the meetings held in Osaka, joined the official delegation of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. yesterday in Tokyo.

The TITP aims to accept workers from various countries to acquire industrial and vocational skills in Japan to contribute to the improvement of their occupational lives when they return to their home countries. The SSW, meantime, allows the Japanese government to recruit qualified foreign workers in order to fill employment quotas in 14 industrial fields.

Filipino workers assured Ople that they are being treated well and, in fact, said they would prefer to continue to work in Japan if allowed to by the Japanese government and their employers.

“Mababait po ang aming employers. Minsan, sila pa nagdadala ng pagkain para sa amin,” an employee of SuperCourt told Ople.

Because of the positive feedback and in response to the request of Japanese employers for more skilled workers, Secretary Ople said that a Japan desk will be established in the Office of the Secretary to fast-track the needs of both Japanese employers and Filipino trainees.

“We want to build stronger relations with Japanese employers and the Japanese government so that the Philippines can be the number one source of skilled workers in Japan,” Ople said.

Salaries of workers in Japan range from 130,000 yen (PHP54,548) for entry level TITP trainees and up to 900,000 yen (PHP377,640) for specialized positions for highly skilled professionals.

Ople noted the major challenge is in hurdling the language proficiency test while already working in Japan. This need is being addressed by the Preparatory Japanese-Language Training (PJLT) program under the existing Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA). The PJLT is a language learning intervention mechanism which requires candidates to undergo a 6-month intensive training on Japanese language basics.

This Japanese language proficiency program allows a worker to qualify under the SSW program where he must either pass the necessary Japanese language exams and the skills exam corresponding to his chosen industry or have practical experience in the industry in the form of previous technical intern training experience (a minimum of three years of technical intern training)

“We will look into these bottlenecks and obstacles and try to untangle them one by one. Japan has proven to be a reliable partner in overseas employment,” Ople said.

jy78 · February 11, 2023, 4:54am

Freelance English Teacher verified contract

OP says “wag tayong mawalan ng pag-asa.”

I can only imagine the process he/she has gone through to get this scrap of paper. This is how DMW makes life for OFWs as painful as possible.

I’m a FREELANCE ENGLISH TEACHER and I have 3 part-time teaching jobs and YES, my CONTRACTS were finally VERIFIED. It was not easy but it was definitely WORTH IT! Makakapagbakasyon na rin sa Pinas after more than 4 years. I’m under BALIK MANGGAGAWA since I changed my visa from TEMPORARY VISITOR (tourist visa) to WORKING VISA (instructor visa to specialist in humanities and international services visa). I submitted copies of my passport, residence card, national health insurance card, employment contracts, certificate of employment, payslips, company registration of my main employer, sworn statement on how I was employed and PARAMOUNT OFW INSURANCE. I already bought my plane tickets and already secured OEC appointment in POEA ORTIGAS. Sa mga kapwa ko OFWs here in Japan, wag tayong mawalan ng pag-asa. Wala naman tayong dapat ikatakot kung tayo ay nagtatrabaho lamang ng tapat at marangal dito sa Japan. Sa mga magsusubmit pa lang ng requirements sa POLO Tokyo, trust that I am rooting for all of you! Laban lang palagi!!!

Ang galing! Congrats! From tourist visa to working visa approved. 4years ago possible pa, ngayon yata hindi na talaga. I was in the same situation, though umuwi muna ako Pinas then I was directly hired. Mismong owner pa ng school pumunta sa meeting with Labor attaché para makakakuhabako OEC 2years ago.

Isipin mo kung employer ka sa Sendai o Sapporo o Naha, pupunta ka ba sa MWO Tokyo para makakuha ng OEC ang masipag mong Pinoy English teacher? I don’t think so.

Ito ang sinasabi kong hindi risonableng requirements para sa mga OFW na gusto lang magtrabaho nang maayos.

jy78 · February 11, 2023, 5:29am

Here is another post that lays out exactly why Japanese companies find the Philippine government demands unreasonable.

If a company/foreigner is in the Philippines, that company/foreigner should be bound by the laws of the Philippines and if a company/foreigner is in Japan, that company/foreigner should be bound by the laws of Japan.

Atarimae deshou!

Yung gustong i-impose ng gobyerno ang batas ng Pilipinas sa mga kumpanya sa Japan ay lalong nakakatawa sa mga Hapon dahil hindi nga mapatupad ng gobyerno ang batas sa Pilipinas mismo (see the Luffy controversy).

OEC concerns: Issues raised by Japanese companies against requirements by POEA and POLO

One of the many steps to get an OEC is for the Japanese company/employer to sign and agree with POLO’s “POEA Standard Employment Contract.”

My employer/company, which employs 150 Japanese and International employees, has not agreed to some of this contract’s conditions. I am the only Filipino in this company. Our HR has been in contact with POLO and has tried to discuss it with them, specifically with Winnie of POLO Tokyo.

Unfortunately, POLO would come back and say to the Japanese company “just comply” and will not go beyond this process.

We have spoken to 3 other Japanese companies regarding this contract and all of these companies said

"No Japanese company would sign this contract - some of the conditions are not even in line with the Japanese labor laws and does not protect the Japanese company as well“

These conditions in the contract are some of the main concerns of Japanese companies:

1. Subsidized Housing/Accommodation (#10)

Even though some company provides this as a great benefit to all OFWs, some Japanese companies do not and could not provide this – especially if they do not provide this benefit to any of their other employees (both Japanese and international). So, it leaves some OFWs with legally obtained working visas stuck because companies would not agree to this.

2. Repatriation / In the event of death of the worker (#14)

The Philippine government is the only country that is demanding the employer to be responsible for financing an OFW’s repatriation. This is our government’s responsibility, and we know that ever since Covid OWWA & POEA’s budget is being stretched but most Japanese companies strongly disagree with this and again have made some OFW stuck.

3. Applicable Law: (#19)

Due to the wording of #19 on the contract. Japanese companies with Japanese lawyers are reluctant to sign the contract as they do not know and are not specialists in the Philippines’ general law and labor law.

Just like any foreigner in the Philippines, they are bound to follow the law of the country they are in, not the law that they came from. They think that

“If a company/foreigner is in the Philippines, that company/foreigner should be bound by the laws of the Philippines” and if a company/foreigner is in Japan, that company/foreigner should be bound by the laws of Japan”

so a company in Japan should not be bound by both Japanese and Philippine laws – it should only be Japanese laws.

It may sound good and makes sense to have the line “shall be governed by the pertinent laws of both Japan and Philippines”.

But from the side of the Japanese companies who are thinking about risk mitigation, to quote them verbatim

“Japanese labor law helps and protects all employees. We know our law (Japan)but we do not know the whole Philippine law and this does not protect our company in the event of unforeseen lawsuits in the future”

Again, this has left some OFWs stuck in the process as some companies would not agree to this.

UPDATE:

Because of the help of this group, we have found that there may be a workaround for some OFWs and that they were able to obtain their OEC. Unfortunately, each OFW and each company has unique/different circumstances – some companies may agree to the contract because it is favorable to them, but this does not mean all Japanese companies can or will agree to it (because there is uncertainty, or it would be unfavorable to them).

If these points were already raised and if other people have a solution to this. We would really appreciate your advice.

We would like to thank this group’s admin and members.

There are other concerns for some such as the required agency, difficult processing, and document-related issues, but we appreciate being able to state our own personal concerns that may be similar to others.

Thank you very much.

jy78 · February 11, 2023, 7:23am

Do all OFWs in Japan need an agency to get their contracts verified by MWO?

POEA Administrator Bernard Olalia: “Kung hindi Technical Intern Trainee o Special Skilled Worker, hindi kailangan ng agency sa Pilipinas.”

Nakuha ko ang YT link from the post below. Ito ang sinulat ng poster, mababasa mo plainly ang hirap na dinadanas ng mga OFW dahil sa hindi makakuha ng OEC.

I hope you know how this has affected so many of us MENTALLY and EMOTIONALLY. Some couldn’t even be with their family members who have passed away or were sick in the Philippines, were forced to find another employer, or have lost so many working opportunities along the way. All of us have not seen our families for YEARS because we couldn’t risk not being able to go back to Japan and lose our jobs.

Fortunately, base sa sagot ni POEA Administrator Bernard Olalia, hindi kailangan ng agency sa Pilipinas para sa mga visa na kagaya ng Specialist in Humanities, Engineer, etc.

Unfortunately, this begs the question, paano naman yung mga SSW? Bakit exempted ang ibang workers pero hindi ang SSW?

Ang mga Technical Intern Trainees, understandable dahil manggagaling sila directly sa Pilipinas, the employer in Japan needs a partner agency in the Philippines to recruit, train and deploy them to Japan.

Pero kung ikaw ay isang kumpanya sa Japan at may nag-apply sa iyong dating trainee at gusto mo siyang bigyan ng SSW visa, why do you need to pay a partner agency in the Philippines (na wala namang ginawa para sa iyo) to employ that prospective special skilled worker?

Ito ang dahilan kung bakit maraming kumpanya sa Japan ang nagsisimulang mag-hire ng mga SSW na walang verification from MWO, and this is going to be a problem for these SSW.

These companies are not breaking any Japanese laws, just employing hard-working Filipinos. Pero magkakaroon din ng ganitong problema ang mga SSW dahil sa requirement ng DMW na partner agency sa Pilipinas.

UPDATE as of June 19, 2022:

POLO Tokyo has already updated their requirements for contract verification. No need for AGENCY if you fall under Balik Manggagawa.

If you are changing employers on-site, or undocumented (student/tourist to working visa), you can already submit your requirements for contract verification unless you’re SSW or TTIP.

For Professionals/Skilled:

https://polotokyo.dole.gov.ph/checklist-of-requirements…/

For Household services workers (HSW):

https://polotokyo.dole.gov.ph/checklist-of-requirements…/

You may also join our OEC support group to get recent updates:

OFWs In Japan: OEC Support Group

OEC and Contract Verification Rules Clarification with POEA and DOLE (Japan)

Last May 7, 2022, with the help of Ma’am Gemma Sotto of United Filipinos Global, we were able to seek clarifications and talk to POEA Administrator Bernard Olalia and Secretary Silvestre Bello III of DOLE.

For years, so many OFWs in Japan were not able to come home because of Polo Tokyo’s requirement to hire an agency for those who are already legally working here in Japan and even those who are already documented and have their Balik Manggagawa accounts.

In this video, Administrator Olalia and Secretary Bello have clarified these issues and have promised to communicate this to Polo Tokyo and Osaka so processes can be simplified and make it easier for OFWs for contract verification and OEC acquisition.

Clearly, for most parts, we OFWs (except for specific working visas), already here working legally in Japan DO NOT NEED TO HIRE AN AGENCY anymore to get our contracts verified. Factors discussed in this video are as follows:

documented OFWs (already in the POEA database and have BM accounts)
(undocumented) dependent to working visa holder
(undocumented) student/tourist to working visas
third-country hires (hired from a country outside the Philippines and Japan)
repatriation clause

On behalf of the 450+ (and still growing) members of our OFW group, we sincerely thank Ma’am Gemma Santos, Administrator Bernard Olalia, and Secretary Silvestre Bello for heeding our call for help.

I would also like to thank the women behind this group who have tirelessly spent their precious time making this happen. Thank you. This journey has been hard for all of us but so worth it. We also thank all the members of the group who have helped us as well.

Shout out to my husband, who spent his day off editing this video.

Lastly, to Polo-Owwa Tokyo, we really hope this video is enough proof that we are only asking for what is right and what is just in accordance to the memorandum and rules set by POEA. We have been calling and have been trying to communicate with your office for years, even begging you to give us consideration, but were sadly not accommodated unless we hire an agency. I hope you know how this has affected so many of us MENTALLY and EMOTIONALLY. Some couldn’t even be with their family members who have passed away or were sick in the Philippines, were forced to find another employer, or have lost so many working opportunities along the way. All of us have not seen our families for YEARS because we couldn’t risk not being able to go back to Japan and lose our jobs.

We hope that the processes related to our OEC can be simplified because we want nothing more than to see and be with our families again.

“We are OFWs. We are Filipinos. And we deserve to go home.”

jy78 · February 12, 2023, 1:30am

Noong una gusto ko lang i-share ang pagkuha ng OEC mula sa Migrant Workers Offices sa Japan (parang yung first post). Pero habang binabasa ko ang mga post sa FB group, saka ko naisip na napakakumplikado if not impossible na makakuha ng OEC ang mga direct-hire nating OFW sa Japan.

Personally hindi ako apektado ng mga rules ng DMW, pero hindi ko maiwasang magalit sa nabibigay na stress sa mga OFW dahil sa mga unreasonable regulations ng Pilipinas.

Pero dahil sa efforts ng admins ng OFWs in Japan: OEC Support Group na makipag-usap sa MWO, maraming nagawan ng paraan. Sana ay pati mga Specified Skilled Workers magawan din ng solusyon dahil itong grupo na ito ang magiging pinakamaraming Pinoy sa Japan.

jy78 · February 12, 2023, 1:37am

Ito ang isang post na tungkol sa SSW, maraming valid points.

SSW Concern! Here’s our chance, comment your ideas and concern below

There were two scenarios: 1. Philippine Hired at 2. Japan-Direct Hired

Philippine-hired workers

SSW Philippine Hired workers doesnt have any problem at all kasi they were process by the PRA/POEA.

On the other hand.

SSW Japan Direct Hire

This was happened when it was first introduce last 2019, when lots of trainees who completed their 3 years contract were not able to go back to phil bec of the height of the pandemic (2019-2020).
Student visa who were able to get the Job via SSW visa.
Working Visa were change to SSW bec of the Job Criteria na pasok lang for skills/SSW
EPA Nurses who did not passed and were able to extend their stay via SSW visa Category.
Designated Visa who were able to change their visa to full time work via SSW

Here’s the catch.

All of the Japan Company can provide all the necesary requirements/documents for their employees contract verification

However some company are not open to get PRA because of the high fees that PRA were asking for the documentation of the filipino worker.

So some of the ssw filipino workers, kahit super okay na sila company nila is napipilitan magresigned and maghanap ng mga polo accredited company.

Some ssw filipino workers choose to stay to their polo not accredited company because who wants to go away if you are they are getting the same salary and benefits of a japanese worker?so some filipino workers titiisin nalang yung five years ng walang uwian sa pilipinas.

We know about the bilateral agreement of the philippines and Japan.

Pero if Japan is allowing other foreign workers, to change their visa to SSW with no problem at all and they were able to get home on their own country to visit their family esp sa mga long vacation, why Filipinos cant?

Is there any consideration na maverify lahat ng SSW worker holder (hired sa japan) even without the PRA? Even without making our company to pay High Fees for the PRA? Because we are already hired, we already paid owwa, we continue to pay for pagibig and philhealth and sss, we are already contributing to the country thru remittances.

We can do the documentation and pass the necessary requirements required by POLO pero why POLO can’t do the verification without the PRA? They told us NO FEES, pero once you were negotiating na sa PRA sa pinas they were asking our company for a lots of fees (minsan equivalent pa sa one month ng sahod ng worker). Some companies were not okay with that.

Our concern is sana magkaron ng isang specific department sa POLO JAPAN, where they can have consideration sa mga na direct hire na ssw filipinos and were able to provide complete documents, pasok sa salary and benefits required na makapg paverify ng contract nila without telling them to find PRA.

We just wanted to visit our family in the Phil esp pag may long vacation, pero knowing if we dont have our POLO verified contract on hand, we just tend to stay for another 5 years kasi sayang naman yung opportunity japan given kung hindi makakabalik bec of the single document needed to go back (the OEC).

Replies to OP

Sana maging okay yung pagkakaroon ng specific agency.

Against lang ako sa mga kapwa Pilipino(na nagrerecruit) at naniningil ng kung ano-ano para sa mga training.

I have friends and mga kakilala na siningil para sa training(specifically Building Cleaning Practical Training). Sa company namin marami nagresign dahil nagoyo na makakakuha ng SSW visa last 2020(kasagsagan ng pandemic). Ang ending, puro visa extension lang nai apply (w/c is still under the company’s name) dahil di nila nameet yung requirements (JLT/JLPT cert and Skill Cert(Building Cleaning Cert).

Ngayon,andami na namang naengganyo sa mga kawork ko. Hindi nagsipag renew sa company namin at nasa hotel nagwowork (visa extension). Yung isa kong friend, kauuwi lang kasi wala sya language certificate,pinangakuan ng recruiter na makakabalik dito(which I doubt kasi ang sinabi sa kanya eh tourist visa daw).

Payo lang sa mga nasa company pa na nagbabalak mag shift to SSW Visa,wag po kayo maniwala sa sabi-sabi ng iba na makakakuha kayo nun kahit di naman kompleto requirements nyo. Huwag din po kayo sumama sa kakilala nyo na nagsabi na okay ang magiging work nyo dun. Paunahin nyo po muna silang ma visa-han.Siguraduhin nyo po na may bala kayo bago umalis sa pinagtratrabahuan nyo.

SSW , no POLO verification. 2years in process. Employer is willing to pay, willing to cooperate. but POLO tokyo is asking for too much. Sobrang mendokusai sa part ni employer n willing n nga magbayad pinapahirapan pa sa paulit ulit n pagpapa revise nila ng contract!

Same 5 years nang hindi nakakauwi. trainee to ssw.

D bah po if SSW w/ PRA maliit yung sahod ksi ngbabayad pa c company sa PRA so ang labas parang yung worker yung ngbayad sa PRA tama po bah?.Pero pg direct hire ka dito as SSW malaki yung sahod ksi wlang PRA

Same here. Student to SSW.

jy78 · February 12, 2023, 2:45am

Good news from OFWs in Japan: OEC Support Group: “For SSW Philippine Recruitment Agency WILL NO LONGER BE REQUIRED in order for you to proceed with the verification of contract”

Altho matatagalan pa bago maglabas ng Department Order ang DMW, ang magandang balita ay mukhang naiindindihan naman ni DMW Secretary Ople ang problemang ito para sa mga SSW.

Mula sa admin ng FB Group:

Direct-hire SSW in Japan will get their contracts verified and get their OEC

TO ALL SSWs! We have good news for you.

DMW Secretary Ople together with USEC PY truly understand your case na kung nandito na sa Japan nakahanap ng trabaho, bakit pa kailangan ng PRA para makakuha ng OEC upang mapakagbakasyon sa Pinas?

It was clarified on yesterday’s meeting that a PRA WILL NO LONGER BE REQUIRED in order for you to proceed with the verification of contract.

It may not take effect right away since the PRA rule is a Deparment Order issued by DOLE/POEA. It was known yesterday that this rule is not by the Japanese law but only on the Philippine side. So, Sec Ople firmly stated that she wanted to change some D.O.s that would impact OFWs negatively.

Abangan po natin ang mga magiging changes for SSWs. We will also continue to follow up on this matter.

Marami po nagpi-PM samin mga admins. Personally, pasensya na po kung hindi ko na kayo mareplyan isa-isa due my full time job and motherly duties. But rest assured, we are doing our best to communicate with MWO (formerly POLO) kung mayroon po kayong concerns. Every time may unique cases that we think are valid concerns, we consult them to MWO.

Tulong-tulong po tayo. Happy Sunday!