Travel Agencies Front in Illegal Recruitment
Maria Theresa S. Samante, Aug 2, 2006
Illegal recruiters are using travel agencies in recruiting applicants for non-existent jobs and asking them for a large amount of money to facilitate their application.
The operation of an alleged big-time illegal recruitment syndicate fronting as travel agency in
The suspect was identified as Roliza Batnag, 23, of the Global Need Consultancy Management Services at 177-A Cresencia Village,
The 73 victims, who came from
According to Baguio City Police Chief Isagani Nerez, the victims would file charges against the suspects, once POEA Regional Director Delfina Camarillo and Prosecutor Margarita Manalo certified to them that the consultancy firm was not licensed or authorized to recruit workers for overseas employment from
Miriam Cristina Padilla, 52, one of the victims, resident of Queen of Peace disclose that she gave money amounting P150,000 and added US$500 last May and June, was given a promised job as factory worker in
Richard Osay, also a victim of illegal recruitment of Global, is a security guard from la Trinidad Benguet said that he gave P35,000 in cash to Batnag and Domingo for a butcher job in Sydney Australia, but just like Padilla, he didn’t received any travel documents as the suspects promised him.
The public is being advised not to apply in job openings offered by a travel agency. Travel agencies are not authorized by POEA to recruit and deploy workers for overseas jobs.
Likewise, do not shell out money without the employment contract. And to confirm whether the contract is genuine, bring copy of your contract to the nearest POEA Satellite Office if you are in the province or at the main office located at the BFO
Bldg., EDSA cor.