{"id":46894,"date":"2015-04-16T18:12:22","date_gmt":"2015-04-16T10:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=46894"},"modified":"2025-01-18T18:27:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T23:27:22","slug":"close-to-4000-foreigners-illegally-working-in-the-country-tucp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/04\/16\/close-to-4000-foreigners-illegally-working-in-the-country-tucp\/","title":{"rendered":"Close to 4,000 foreigners illegally working in the country \u2013 TUCP"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_34707\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34707\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/shutterstock_161596511.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34707\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/shutterstock_161596511.jpg\" alt=\"shutterstock\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/shutterstock_161596511.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/shutterstock_161596511-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/shutterstock_161596511-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34707\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MANILA &#8212; Close to 4,000 foreigners are illegally employed in the country, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>TUCP Spokesman Alan Tanjusay said an estimate 3,500 foreigner nationals, are unregistered and undocumented.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe influx of migrant workers is a growing phenomenon in the country today.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy prelone online <a href=\"https:\/\/watchrx.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/prelone.html\">https:\/\/watchrx.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/prelone.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p> We estimate them to be not less than 3,500,\u201d he said in an interview.<\/p>\n<p>Of the number, 3,000 are Chinese nationals while the rest are Koreans, Japanese, Indonesians, Malaysians, and Vietnamese.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy abilify online <a href=\"https:\/\/watchrx.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/abilify.html\">https:\/\/watchrx.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/abilify.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Tanjusay noted that these illegal workers are employed in construction, manufacturing, electronics, and services industries.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy vidalista online <a href=\"https:\/\/watchrx.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/vidalista.html\">https:\/\/watchrx.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/vidalista.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>They are working in Metro Manila, Central Visayas, Davao Region, Zamboanga Peninsula, Bataan and Batangas.<\/p>\n<p>Under the law, foreign workers are required to apply and secure Alien Employment Permits (AEPs) from the Department of Labor and Employment before they are allowed to work in the country.<\/p>\n<p>With this, the TUCP urged the government to create a tripartite committee that will monitor the unabated influx of illegal migrant workers in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt immediately needs government oversight to ensure that labor laws and standards are in place and are working to make sure there are no abuses and exploitations taking place,\u201d Tanjusay added.<\/p>\n<p>The committee, the group proposed be composed of DOLE, Bureau of Immigration (BI), the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), civil society, trade unions, and various industry federations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA &#8212; 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