Practices by Country

The National Reintegration Center for OFWs (NRCO), an agency of the Department of Labor and Employment was institutionalized pursuant to Republic Act 10022 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations.

As a component of the National Reintegration Program for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), specifically targeted to ensure the successful reintegration of OFWs repatriated from crisis/emergency situations, the “Assist WELL” Program is adopted by the concerned agencies/offices of the Department of

The Aspen Institute Diaspora Investment Alliance (DIA) is partnering with Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) America and the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) to launch the Philippine Philanthropic Fund (PPF), a donor-advised fund targeting the Filipino diaspora.

The Executive Order No. 82 operationalizes the practical guide for national crisis managers and the national crisis management core manual; establishes national and local crisis management organizations; and provides funds therefor.

The Overseas Preparedness and Response Team (OPRT) was created by Executive Order no. 34 in 2011 by the President of the Philippines.

The Philippines has promulgated the Act Instituting Policies for the Protection and Welfare of Domestic Workers (Republic Act 10361), which is also known as the Domestic Workers Act, or“Batas Kasambahay”. It was signed into law on 18 January 2013.

As a standard operating procedure, all Philippine Foreign Service posts abroad are mandated to formulate and regularly update crisis contingency plans for the Filipinos working and residing in their respective areas of consular jurisdiction.

Established on 16 June 1980 through Batas Pambansa 79, the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) is an agency of the Philippine Government under the Office of the President tasked to promote and uphold the interests, rights and welfare of Overseas Filipinos, and strengthen their ties with the Mo

The Capacity-building on Crisis Management and Assistance to Migrant Nationals (C-MAN) launched by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in 2014 provided support the Government of the Philippines in equipping frontline public servants with the skills to protect migrant workers caught

This Agreement between the Ministry of Labor of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Department of Labor and Employment of the Republic of the Philippines aims to protect the rights of both the employers and domestic workers and regulate the contractual relation between them.