The PCG issued a crucial fraud caution related to Italy’s Decreto Flussi,¹ aiming to advise our fellow countrymen to be vigilant when dealing with agencies and individuals offering assistance to relocate and work in Italy.

The news about widespread illegal recruitment and falsification of documents² affecting nearly 400 alleged Filipino victims remains prevalent.

On Monday, November 20, 48 out of at least 62 victims of Alpha Assistenza in the Philippines³ formally filed cases.

In Milan, Italy, on November 19, a formal agreement was signed at the PCG office involving the victims, PCG, and Italian lawyer Atty. Blasi.⁴

According to the PCG’s statement on November 21, Atty. Blasi will be representing 269 victims in the Philippines. The filing of cases is scheduled within the next two weeks. As of writing, the PCG has not provided any updates regarding this matter.

Here is the complete statement from the PCG. ⁵

BABALA NG PANLOLOKO HINGGIL SA DECRETO FLUSSI PROGRAM

Inuulit po ng Konsulado Panlahat ng Pilipinas ang babala nito sa ating mga kababayan na naghahanap ng trabaho para sa kanilang mga kamag-anak sa Pilipinas sa ilalim ng decreto flussi program na huwag maging biktima ng mapanlinlang na aktibidad sa imigrasyon at recruitment.

Pinapaalalahan ng Konsulado at ng Migrant Workers Office (MWO) ng Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) ang ating mga kababayan na mag-ingat at maging mapagmatyag upang maiwasang mabiktima ng mga inaasahang pananamantala sa pamamagitan ng pagsingil ng napakalaking bayad upang makakuha ng trabaho para sa kanilang mga kamag-anak sa Pilipinas sa ilalim ng decreto flussi program.

Dapat malaman po ng ating mga kababayan na habang kabilang ang Pilipinas sa 30 bansang sakop ng decreto flussi program, walang kasiguraduhan na maaaprubahan ang kanilang mga aplikasyon para sa work visa. Dapat ding tandaan ng ating mga kababayan na ang mga employer lamang na nabigyan ng awtorisasyon na kumuha ng mga manggagawa sa ilalim ng kautusang ito (Nulla Osta) ang maaaring mag-apply para sa work visa para sa kanilang mga potensyal na manggagawa.

Ang isang dayuhang employer na gustong kumuha ng manggagawang Pilipino mula sa Pilipinas ay dapat ding sumunod sa mga requirements ng DMW para sa recruitment at deployment sa pamamagitan ng MWO sa Konsulado.

Ang dayuhang employer ay dapat ding may kasunduan sa isang Philippine Recruitment Agency (PRA) na lisensyado ng DMW. Ang dayuhang employer at ang PRA ay dapat din akreditado sa DMW, sa pamamagitan ng MWO, bago ang manggagawang Pilipino ay legal na maitalaga sa ibang bansa.

Pinapaalalahanan din po ang ating mga kababayan na sa ilalim ng mga batas ng Pilipinas, anumang aksyon ng canvassing, enlisting, contracting, transporting, utilization, hiring, kabilang ang referring contract services, promising o advertising para sa trabaho sa ibang bansa, para kumita man o hindi, ng isang non-DMW-licensed na indibidwal. o entidad, ay itinuturing na illegal recruitment.

Maaaring makipag-ugnayan sa Konsulado ang mga kababayan na maaring nabiktima sa pamamagitan ng MWO sa email: [email protected] o Whatsapp: +393756572333 at ATN Section sa email: [email protected] o WhatsApp: + 39389683076.

English Translation

FRAUD WARNING IN CONNECTION WITH DECRETO FLUSSI PROGRAM

The Consulate General of the Philippines reiterates its warning to kababayan seeking employment opportunities for their relatives in the Philippines through the decreto flussi program not to fall victim to fraudulent immigration and recruitment schemes.

The Consulate and the Migrant Workers Office (MWO) of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) remind kababayan on the need to exercise caution and vigilance to avoid being victimized by those who are expected to take advantage of the decreto flussi program by charging exorbitant fees to secure jobs for their relatives in the Philippines.

Kababayan should know that while the Philippines is among 30 countries covered by the decreto flussi program, there is no assurance that applications for work visas will be approved. Kababayan should also note that only employers who are issued an authorization to hire workers under this decree (Nulla Osta) can validly apply for a work visa for their potential workers.

A foreign employer who wishes to hire a Filipino worker from the Philippines must also comply with DMW requirements for recruitment and deployment through the MWO at the Consulate.

The foreign employer must also engage the services of a DMW-licensed Philippine Recruitment Agency (PRA). Both the foreign employer and the PRA must be accredited with the DMW, through the MWO, before the Filipino worker can be legally deployed abroad.

Kababayan are also reminded that under Philippine laws, any act of canvassing, enlisting, contracting, transporting, utilizing, hiring, including referring contract services, promising or advertising for employment abroad, whether for profit or not, by a non-DMW-licensed individual or entity, is considered illegal recruitment.

Kababayan who feel that they may have been victimized may get in touch with the Consulate through MWO at email: [email protected] or Whatsapp: +393756572333 and the ATN Section at email: [email protected] or WhatsApp: +39389683076.

^{_{PCG, Official Facebook}}

English Translated

1. _{^{Decreto flussi 2023, da oggi la precompilazione delle domande}} ↩︎
2. ^{_{Shattered Dreams: Filipinos Left in Limbo as Promises of Legal Work Disappear}} ↩︎
3. _{^{Alpha Assistenza cases rollin Italy, Phl}} ↩︎
4. ^{_{PCG and Legal Counsel Seal Deal Against Alpha Assistenza SRL: The First Step Towards Justice}} ↩︎
5. ^{_{PCG, Official Facebook, Post Dated 29/11/2023}} ↩︎

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