00:00The Department of Migrant Workers, or DMWD, ramped up its programs for OFWs
00:04in compliance with the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
00:08DMW is continuously fighting against illegal recruitment and human trafficking.
00:13In fact, the department has fixed more than 2 million OFW contracts thus far,
00:18while it has taken down almost 20,000 illegal recruitment establishments.
00:23So far, DMW has helped almost 135,000 OFWs through its Action Fund.
00:29The agency aims to focus on promoting bilateral agreements
00:32with other countries to create more opportunities for OFWs.
