Alleged recruitment scam victims accuse at least two Milan-based agencies with running off with more than P38.7 million in payments, according to the Philippine consulate general in Milan
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine government has vowed legal assistance to possibly hundreds of Filipinos who were allegedly duped into an illegal recruitment scheme based in Italy, which may have cost the victims millions of pesos.
Meanwhile, the Department of Migrant Workers said on Monday that it was working with the Department of Justice to document and investigate the complaints of nearly 100 victims last week. Foreign Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega, during his meeting with alleged scam victims in Milan, said that it “may take some time” to reach favorable outcomes in the legal cases to be filed in Milan and Manila, according to a September 30from the Department of Foreign Affairs. However, De Vega committed that Philippine authorities would continue to work on this case.
The Sportello Unico per l’Immigrazione is the immigration authority in Italy where employers apply for work permits for their prospective employees. In the proper process, once employers receive approved, the SUI electronically transmits legitimate work permits to the consular representation in the country of origin of the prospective worker.
“It should be pointed out that the company in question, of which we had no knowledge prior to the events in question, does not cooperate in any capacity with our embassy nor, to the best our knowledge, with the Italian authorities in our country,” Mascia said.
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