A resolution urging appropriate House of Representatives panels to investigate the proliferation of fake overseas job offers online has been filed, amid recent reports of Filipinos falling victim to posts for non-existent jobs. | GabrielLaluINQ
“There have been countless reports of Filipinos being victimized by local placement agencies for non-existent jobs abroad and syndicates offering high-paying jobs but the jobseeker ends up in a dubious cryptocurrency group,” Villar said in a statement.
“Stories of Filipinos being victimized into working abroad legitimately but end up working as scammers instead underscore the need for the government to aggressively pursue policies that would better protect them from illegal recruiters and international syndicates,” she added.According to the lawmaker, salaries of around $800 to $1,000 are commonly offered under the condition that the applicants leave the Philippines as tourists.
Villar said an investigation is needed as BI had already removed at least two of its employees for supposed links to a trafficking syndicate. If the resolution is adopted, the committee on labor and employment and the committee on overseas workers affairs will be asked to check on the issue. “While the agency reported that it has since removed two employees who were suspected to have ties to human trafficking syndicates, it should provide an impetus to authorities to aggressively pursue a full-blown investigation to determine the extent of participation of other employees, unmask those behind the syndicates, and prosecute them,” Villar said in the resolution.scams posted on social media — which promise a high yield or return on investment.
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