00:00The second batch of Filipinos who returned to the country was given financial assistance
00:05after being victimized by human trafficking in Myanmar.
00:08This is Gabriel Yegas of PTV in Balitang Pambansa.
00:13176 Filipino victims of human trafficking from Myanmar arrived in the country this morning.
00:21The Philippine Airlines Flight PR8502 landed at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1
00:28Some officials of the government personally accompanied the repatriated Filipinos.
00:32Each of them immediately received P50,000 in financial assistance from the DMW Action Fund
00:40and P10,000 from OHA.
00:42They were also referred to the DMW's Reintegration Programme Setup Scaling Training
00:47through TESDA to help them start again.
00:51Yesterday, 30 Filipino victims of human trafficking in the country arrived in the country first.
00:57All of them also received psychological services, financial and legal aid from the whole of government team
01:03formed by the Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of Migrant Workers, Bureau of Immigration,
01:08Department of Social Welfare and Development, Department of Health, National Bureau of Investigation,
01:13Department of Justice, and NIA Task Force Against Trafficking.
01:17The DFA and DMW have a reminder to avoid being victimized by illegal recruitment.
01:22Don't just believe the job offers in Thailand that you don't have a contract or working visa.
01:30That job is prohibited in Thailand if you don't have a working visa.
01:33Don't leave without a working visa.
01:37You need to go to the Licensed Recruiting Agency under the DMW.
01:41In addition, the visa-free that our neighbors in the ASEAN region have allocated
01:46is usually for the come-on of illegal recruiter.
01:50Also, the secret tourist visa is given for free by ASEAN member states and not for working overseas.
01:58According to the DFA, the illegal recruitment is also an indication of the process of papers,
02:04pure online transaction, and the use of backdoor exit.
02:08Here are the hotlines and websites that you can visit for any information to avoid being victimized by illegal recruitment.
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