The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has readied P25 million for overseas Filipino workers based in South Korea in case of any contingency arising from the tension there.
According to Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz, her department is also ready to augment the Philippine Overseas Labor Office and welfare office personnel if needed.
“The (Overseas Workers Welfare Administration) Board of Trustees has initially set aside P25 million ready to be used for any contingency involving our OFWs in South Korea," she said in a statement posted on the DOLE website Thursday afternoon.
She said DOLE is also ready to augment POLO and welfare office personnel in Seoul if there is a need for them.
Baldoz reassured the families of the OFWs that their loved ones are "safe and all right" amid news of the skirmish between North and South Korea military forces.
Earlier, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Esteban Conejos Jr. said their records as of December 2009 show there are 50,270 Filipinos in Korea.
Baldoz said the POLO in Seoul headed by Labor Attaché Felicitas Bay has reported the Philippine Embassy is coordinating with Filipino community leaders.
“As members of the Crisis Management Team under the Contingency Plan, our POLO and welfare officers are closely working with and following the lead of the Philippine embassy in this regard," she said.
“The DOLE, through the International Labor Affairs Bureau, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, is closely monitoring the situation," Baldoz added. - KBK, GMANews.TV
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