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MANILA – About 700,000 fresh graduates will add to the current 2.96 million jobless workers, Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said, as he asked the Department of Labor and Employment to go after illegal recruiters and fly-by-night manning and placement agencies and assist job hunters for hassle-free job-hunting.
During summer, illegal recruiters and manning agencies are expected to proliferate and target new graduates, he said.
“Knowing that the young new workers are eager to get employed, illegal recruiters and fake manning agencies sprout almost everywhere to make a fast buck.Sisingilin nila ‘yung mga aplikante ng kung anu-ano mula sa application form hanggang sa litrato at pati yata thumbmark. ‘Tapos kinabukasan sarado na ‘yung opisina, kinuha lang pala pera nila (They will just charge applicants from the application form to the pictures, and even thumbmark. Then the office will close shop, taking the applicants’ money),” Marcos said in a news release.
The senator said the labor department should come up with guidelines on how to apply for a job, list of legal employment agencies, as well as list of basic requirements to be submitted and fees allowed by law to be collected.
He advised the applicants to seek, as much as possible, direct hiring offices instead of employment agencies.
“The DoLE should caution, either through their website or in the media, the new applicants against illegal recruiters for both local and foreign employment. It should come up with a list of registered placement agencies. The DoLE should also make the applicants aware of the relevant requirements needed to be complied with and the fees that should be paid when applying for a job so that they will not be duped,” Marcos said.
He also called on the leadership of the Philippine National Police to set up complaint desk in every precinct for complaints against illegal recruiters.
“This way, the applicants will be able to instantly seek assistance against swindlers. ‘Yung police sa mga presinto kasi alam nila kung bago ang opisina sa kanilang lugar kaya ‘pag may opisina na bagong bukas at nagre-recruit ng aplikante eh mamo-monitor nila agad nila (The police know when an office is newly opened and recruiting applicants, so they can immediately monitor) whether the office is legal or not,” he said.