00:00The Department of Migrant Workers, or DMW, ramped up its programs for OFWs in compliance
00:06with the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.
00:10DMW is continuously fighting against illegal recruitment and human trafficking.
00:16In fact, the department has fixed more than 2 million OFW contracts thus far.
00:22While it has taken down almost 20,000 illegal recruitment establishments so far, DMW has
00:28helped almost 135,000 OFWs through its Action Fund.
00:33The agency aims to focus on promoting bilateral agreements with other countries to create
00:38more opportunities for OFWs.