Pinoy Caregiver Wins Settlement in Illegal Placement Fee Case
27June 2017 TEL-AVIV — A Filipino caregiver in Israel was awarded a financial settlement from her agency after filing a case for illegal collection of placement fee before the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration in 2016.
The worker, who was charged a fee of over US$8,000, sought the assistance of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Tel Aviv (POLO Tel Aviv) after reading its advisory on the Philippine government’s “No Placement Fee” policy.
The worker’s employer fully supported her decision to file a case against the agency that illegally charged her a placement fee.
The Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv has consistently advised Filipino workers in Israel that the practice of collecting placement fees for Household Service Workers (HSWs) is illegal under Philippine law, and that they may file cases against agencies or their sub-agents who continue this practice.
For the full text of the advisory on the “No Placement Fee” policy, please visit
Queries on the policy and how to address placement fee concerns may be sent to the Philippine Embassy at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
For more information, visit www.telavivpe.dfa.gov.ph / www.philippine-embassy.org.il or https://www.facebook.com/PhilippineEmbassyTelAviv. END