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Recruitment of Seamen in Luneta Is No Longer Allowed
Jul 18, 2010
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This recruitment set up though will no longer be seen there because the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) wishes to inform manning agencies and the public that recruitment of seafarers will no longer be allowed in
According to POEA Administrator Jennifer Jardin-Manalili, all recruitment activities of manning agencies in the area are deemed illegal. The government agency issued the new law because of reports of unfair hiring practices in the area. Likewise the POEA has not issued any Special Recruitment Authority (SRA) to manning agencies conducting recruitment activities in the said areas since May 2009.
The SRA is the permit given to recruitment agencies so they can conduct recruitment outside heir registered offices. The POEA also requires the manning agencies to submit sworn statements of their activities, and remove their posters and job advertisements in the area.