MANILA, Philippines — Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in South Korea employed under a government-to-government hiring system can extend their period of stay and employment for one year, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Sunday.
In a statement, DOLE said the Philippines’ labor attach in South Korea informed Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III of the recent issuance from South Korea’s Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) and Ministry of Justice (MOJ) on the “relevant amendment” to the Act on Employment of Foreign Workers.
“The issuance provides that the stay and employment period of foreign workers (E-9 and H-2) under the EPS and whose employment period (3 year…
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