Advisory for Saudi Recruitment Agencies Regarding the Accommodation of Wards at the Bahay Kalinga

Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines - Riyadh, KSA

Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO)

MEMORANDUM

To: Saudi Recruitment Agencies

Subject: Advisory Re: Accommodation of Wards at the BK

Date: 25 January 2018

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To unclog the Bahay Kalinga ensuring that cases involving BK wards are attended to with dispatch, the following rules are hereby adopted for the guidance of the concerned Saudi recruitment agencies in regard to the accommodation of wards at the Centre.

1. Concerned SRAs are hereby instructed to cooperate with the POLO for resolution of the case/s involving at the BK. These SRAs should work for the repatriation of their wards and ensure that these wards do not stay at the BK for more than one month.

2. SRAs whose wards are overstaying at the Bahay Kalinga (i.e., staying for more than one month) shall be subjected to documentary suspension until the concerned ward is issued an exit visa and ticket and has departed for the Philippines.

3. The second offense shall merit documentary suspension with a warning for the cancellation of the SRA's accreditation.

4. Third time offenders shall be meted the penalty of cancellation of accreditation including disqualification from participating in the recruitment and deployment of Filipino workers.

5. The transfer of a BK ward to Makantani shall not excuse the concerned SRA from these rules, nor exempt them from the penalty imposed on offenders.

6. These rules shall take effect starting 21 January 2018 and shall be in force and effect until revised, amended or revoked.

For the guidance of all concerned.

Signed:

Nasser S. Mustafa

Labour Attaché

(via Ayman Mat)