PHL Embassy in Ankara, Turkey Conducts Its First Post Arrival Orientation Seminar (PAOS) in 2018

Philippine Ambassador to Turkey Maria Rowena Mendoza Sanchez delivers her welcome message during the Post Arrival Orientation Seminar (PAOS) in Ankara. Ambassador Sanchez highlights the PAOS was conducted at a special time in celebration of the National Women’s Month which marks the importance and contribution of Filipinas all over the world.

The first part of the program was composed of speakers from the Ministry of Labor and Social Security (CSGB) and the Directorate General for Migration Management (DGMM). CSGB gave a presentation on the overview of Turkey’s work permit system; contract violations and maltreatment; penalties for employers and workers in violation of Turkey's labor laws while the DGMM presented the Law on Foreigners and International Protection and the establishment of DGMM in Turkey; visas for persons requiring international protection and victims of human trafficking; and deportation proceedings for persons illegally staying in Turkey.

Second part of the program was composed of speakers form the Turkish Public Employment Agency (ISKUR) and the Social Security Institution (SGK) who gave presentations on the role of intermediaries in securing employment in Turkey and the regulations that these intermediaries should abide by as well as information on what is required from foreign workers to be able to live and work in Turkey and be fully compliant of Turkey's regulations under its social security system.

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