A Singapore-based employment agency has been suspended for refusing to settle the complaint of a Filipino household service worker over alleged collection of unauthorized fees, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Saturday.
The Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Singapore has issued a notice of suspension to a Singapore-based employment agency Union United Employment Pte Ltd “for its refusal to settle the complaint of a Filipina household service worker.
It was disclosed that the aggrieved overseas Filipino worker “alleged that the agency collected unauthorized fees from her salary and failed to properly document her deployment despite its being a Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA)-accredited agency.
According to the Labor department, the suspension order is effective for 60 days.
With the order to cease from the operation, POLO and POEA will suspend all the documentary processing of the erring agency.
POLO-Singapore has also recommended to POEA the revocation of the agency's accreditation to prevent it from victimizing more household service workers.
With this POLO-Singapore encourages overseas Filipino workers to call reach them at 6737.3977 ext. 107, or text via 90235608 to express their labor complaints.Attachments area