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Latest number of migrant domestic helpers

Requested from CFO by N. Tomada at 04:42 AM on Jul 13, 2017.
Purpose: The statistics will be used for a feature story on domestic helpers in Hong Kong.
Date of Coverage: 07/13/2016 - 07/13/2017
Tracking no: #CFO-336487463896

Tomada 04:42 AM, Jul 13, 2017 

Dear Sir/Madam:

Good day!
I'm Nathalie Tomada of The Philippine Star. We're doing a story on Filipino household service workers/domestic helpers in Hong Kong. May I request the following information:
1. Updated total number of migrant domestic helpers/household service workers;
2. The top 5 countries that employ the most number of Filipino migrant domestic helpers/household service workers; 
3. Updated number of migrant domestic helpers/household service workers in Hong Kong.
The requested info is not yet available on your website. Thank you very much for the kind attention!

Laguna 09:53 AM, Jul 13, 2017 

July 13, 2017

Dear Nathalie,

Thank you for your request dated Jul 13, 2017 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Latest number of migrant domestic helpers.

We received your request on Jul 13, 2017 and will respond on or before Aug 03, 2017 04:42:53 AM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.

Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEENGTy0zMzY0ODc0NjM4OTYM, for request with ticket number #CFO-336487463896.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Elfred del Rosario
FOI Receiving Officer

Pimentel-Naik 01:14 PM, Jul 14, 2017 

14 July 2017


MS. NATHALIE TOMADA


Dear Ms. Tomada:

Greetings from the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO)!

Thank you for your information request regarding Filipino household service workers in Hong Kong.
 
We regret, however, that we are unable to provide the information requested since household service workers and other overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are not required to register with the CFO before their departure from the Philippines. 

The CFO’s primary clientele are the emigrants who will permanently live in other countries. On the other hand, OFWs or temporary migrants, are required to register with and obtain their Overseas Employment Certificates (OECs) from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA). The link below that contains information about household service workers and other professions by skill and by country might help you: 

http://poea.gov.ph/ofwstat/ofwstat.html

The POEA’s Planning Branch, which is in charge of updating POEA’s annual deployment statistics has the proper authority to provide you with the information that you need. Please refer to the attached directory for your easy reference.

For questions or clarifications, you may contact Mr. Elfred del Rosario of the Policy, Planning and Research Division at 552-4763 or through email at dr.elfred@gmail.com.

Thank you and best regards.


Respectfully,




MARIA REGINA ANGELA G. GALIAS
Interim Officer-in-Charge/FOI Decision Maker

Attachment: Directory of POEA’s Planning Branch as of 13 July 2017

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