OFW-banned countries for 2012 - POEA

> This is an update on the list of countries where there is an existing overseas Filipino workers (OFW) deployment ban as mandated by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) in November 2011.

The list includes prohibited prime destinations like Afghanistan, Lebanon, and Libya.

Main reason of the ban is the violation of Section 3 of RA 10022 which aim in protecting the rights of the migrant workers.

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Philippine labor officials on March 21, 2012 lifted the ban on the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to three countries — Nigeria, Libya, and South Sudan. This makes the number of OFW-banned countries from 41 to 38.



List of countries that still have Deployment Ban issued by POEA:

1. Afghanistan
2. Antigua and Barbuda
3. Barbados
4. Cambodia
5. Cayman Islands
6. Chad
7. Croatia
8. Cuba
9. Democratic People’s Republic of Korea/North Korea
10. Dominica
11. East Tinor f Timor Leste
12. Eritrea
13. Haiti
14. India
15. Iraq (except for Kurdistan region)
16. Kyrgyzstan / Kyrgyz Republic
17. Lebanon
18. Lesotho
19. Mali
20. Mauritania
21. Montenegro
22. Mozambique
23. Nauru
24. Nepal
25. Pakistan
26. Palestine
27. Serbia
28. St. Kitts and Nevis
29. St. Lucia
30. St. Vincent and the Grenadines
31. Swaziland
32. Tajikistan
33. Tonga
34. Turks and Caicos
35. Tuvalu
36. US Virgin Islands
37. Vanuatu
38. Zimbabwe

Source: http://www.bazics.net/

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