Report on Labor

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PART I

OVERSEAS WORKERS WELFARE ADMINISTRATION

(OWWA)

I. ENABLING LAWS

1. Letter of instruction No. 537 dated 01 May 1977. It created a Welfare andTraining Fund for Overseas Workers

2. Presidential Decree No. 1694 dated 01 May 1980. It provided for theorganization and administration of the Welfare Fund for OverseasWorkers

3. Executive Order No. 126 dated 30 January 1987. Reorganizing theMinistry of Labor and Employment and for other Purposes. It renamed theWelfare Fund for Overseas Workers as OWWA.

4. Republic Act No. 8042 dated 07 June 1995. An Act to institute the

Policies of Overseas Employment and establish a Higher Standard of Protection and Promotion of the Welfare of Migrant Workers, their Families and Overseas Filipinos in Distress, and for Other Purposes.

II. VISION AND MISSION

VISION

OWWA is the lead membership welfare institution that serves theInterest and welfare of member - Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWS).

MISSION

OWWA develops and implements responsive programs andservices, while ensuring fund viability, towards the protection of theinterest and promotion of the welfare of its member – OFWs.

III. OJECTIVES

A. To protect the interest and promote the welfare of OFWsB. To facilitate the implementation of the provisions of the Labor

Code concerning the well-beings of OFWsC. To provide social and welfare services to OFWs such as

insurance, legal assistance and remittance services.D. To ensure the efficiency of collection and the viability and

sustainability of the fundE. To develop, support and finance specific projects for the welfare

of OFWs.



IV. ORGANIZATION

OWWA is an attached agency of the Department of Labor andEmployment (DOLE). The policy making body is vested in a Board of Trustees chaired by the Secretary of Labor and Employment. Under the Boardof Trustees is the office of the Administrator assisted by the deputyadministrator. There are four divisions namely: the Funds and InvestmentMgmt Office, the Welfare Services Office, the Policy and ProgramDevelopment Office, the Administration and Finance Office.

V. MEMBERSHIP

Membership maybe obtained by

a. enrollment upon processing of contract at the POEA b. voluntary registration of OFWs at jobsites overseas.

OWWA membership is effective upon payment of membershipcontribution until expiration of the employment contract.

All members shall be issued an OWWA e-card.

VI. C ONTRIBUTION

Each member shall be required to pay $25.00 or its equivalent on a per contract basis. This amount maybe paid either at the POEA contract processing center, at the OWWA offices or at accredited collection centers.Such amount collected shall be deposited by the collecting officer at any LandBank branch on a daily basis.

VII. BENEFITS AND SEVICES

An OWWA member is entitled to services and benefits such as

1. Life Insurance – A member is covered with life insurance for the durationof his employment contract. The coverage includes P100,00.00 for thenatural death and P200,000.00 for accidental death.

2. Disability and Dismemberment – This is a rider provision of his lifeinsurance. The coverage is within the range of P2,000.00 to P50,000.00.

3. Total Disability Benefit – A member is entitled to P100,000.00 in case of total permanent disability.

4. Burial Benefit – A burial benefit of P20,000.00 shall be provided in caseof the member’s death.



5. Pre-Departure Loan – designed to assist members in their pre-departureneeds such as pocket money, clothing, payment of fees, etc.

6. Family Assistance loan – available for emergency and other family needsnot exceeding 40, 000.00.

7. Skills for Employment Scholarship program - for technical or vocational

training.8. Education for Development Scholarship for undergraduate courses.Amount is P10,000.00 for school fees and P20,000.00 for allowances per semester.

9. Seafarer’s Upgrading program – For every 3 membership contributions,grantee shall be provided with training assistance from P1,200.00 toP7,000.00.

10. Repatriation Program – Members may avail of services whenever necessary.

11. Reintegration Programs such as community organizing, capability- building and livelihood loans.

12. Other assistance such as counseling, conciliation services, medical andlegal assistance, provision of information, among others.

These benefits are given over and above the provisions of the employmentcontract, offer of employers or the laws of the receiving country.

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