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LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS
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LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 324
TO
: The Secretary
Department of Labor
The Secretary
Department of Justice
The Secretary
Department of National Defense
The Secretary
Department of Foreign Affairs
The Secretary
Department of Public Information
The Secretary
Department of Tourism
WHEREAS, thousands of Filipinos hoping to find employment abroad are daily being victimized by illegal recruiters who promise them high paying jobs in other countries;
WHEREAS, thousands of poor families have lost their properties and gotten into indebtedness in order to pay the exorbitant amounts demanded by these illegal recruiters;
WHEREAS, many of those recruited by these unscrupulous recruiters are able to leave the country under false pretenses or with passports and exit documents;
WHEREAS, abroad, the Filipino victims of illegal recruiters end up working illegally, becoming easy victims of exploitation by employers and organized syndicates.
WHEREAS, this illicit trade in human beings has caused immeasurable suffering to many of our people and brought many Filipinos abroad to the point of destitution;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution do hereby direct:
1.
The Secretaries of Labor, Justice, National
Defense, Foreign Affairs, Public Information and Tourism to launch a
massive and coordinated effort to eradicate this menace to the public;
2. The
Secretary of Labor to review immediately the
activities of licensed agencies and to revoke the license of those who
have derogatory records such as overcharging, swindling, estafa and
other crimes involving moral turpitude, and to protect victimized
Filipino Workers now abroad against possible exploitation by their
employers;
3. The
Secretary of National Defense, upon the
recommendation of the Secretary of Labor, to cause the arrest and
detention of individuals who are engaged in the illegal recruitment of
Filipinos for overseas employment, together with their accomplices,
agents, and sub-agents;
4. The
Secretary of Foreign Affairs to assist
Filipino victims now working abroad to get legitimate travel documents
and working visas, and to institute such measures as may be necessary
to check the fraudulent use of passport;
5. The
Department of Public Information, in
cooperation with the Department of Labor and the Department of Foreign
Affairs, to conduct a massive campaign through the media to inform the
public about this menace to public interest; and
6. The
Secretary of Tourism to revoke the licenses
or cause the closure of travel agencies found to be engaged in
recruitment in violation of Article 26, Chapter 1, Book 1 of the New
Labor Code.
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