The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration or POEA is the central government authority under the Department of Labor and Employment in charge of regulating the employment of Filipino workers and professionals overseas.  The POEA likewise administers a host of services to promote and facilitate the employment of qualified Filipino manpower in many parts of the globe.  As a public employment service institution, it maintains an in-house recruitment and job placement facility known as the Government Placement Branch or GPB.

The GPB serves as an alternative facility in the hiring of Filipinos for overseas employment.  It boasts of years of experience dating back to the 70’s in the recruitment and placement services primarily for foreign governments and select non-government employers.  It has deployed thousands of top-caliber professionals and workers to construction, production and service industries of countries in the Middle East, Asia, United States and Europe.

Advantages of applying to POEA for an overseas job

1. No placement fee

2. Employers/workers are closely monitored to avoid incidence of welfare / legal cases

3. Provision of Employee Guarantee Trust Fund

4. Processing cycle time is kept at a minimum to meet deployment date

Employment Guarantee Trust Fund

The Employment Guarantee Trust Fund is established for all workers hired on a government-to-government arrangement for the purpose of covering monetary claims of workers that may arise from breach of contractual obligations of employers.