MANILA – The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) issued a warning to aspiring overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) on Tuesday about a social media account that offers jobs in Japan.
In a Facebook post, the agency also advised job seekers, particularly abroad, that several countries are still refusing to accept foreign workers due to the pandemic.
“In this era of Covid-19, there are not so many jobs in Japan. Borders are closed and many companies have closed and laid off Filipino workers,” the POEA said. “It is not easy to get a job in Japan. Those recruiters will spend your money.”
According to the POEA, the alleged job vacancy in Japan has been advertised for a long time and is being exploited by unscrupulous individuals.
“POEA or its officials have no affiliation or affiliation with the FB page below. This vacancy announcement (2017) on GMA News has been around for a long time and is still used by fraudsters and illegal recruiters,” it said.
“There are too many FB pages offering jobs supposedly abroad. Don’t cut into such job advertisements. First of all, many countries are still closed to OFWs. Thousands of them have also returned home and are still returning to the Philippines due to unemployment,” the agency added.
The FB post of the supposed job vacancy is: https://www.facebook.com/groups/471975223339447/permalin k/1053302318540065/.
Meanwhile, the POEA encouraged the public to visit this page, https://www.poea.gov.ph/cgi-bin/Job Vacancies/jobsMenu.asp, to look for a job that fits them.
