{"id":107581,"date":"2022-10-12T08:21:50","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T05:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/?p=107581"},"modified":"2022-10-12T08:21:50","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T05:21:50","slug":"recruitment-agency-shut-down-over-illegal-hiring-of-ofws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/recruitment-agency-shut-down-over-illegal-hiring-of-ofws\/","title":{"rendered":"Recruitment agency shut down over illegal hiring of OFWs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Philippine\u2019s Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Anti-Illegal Recruitment Branch ceased on 11 October the operations of K-Monster, an immigration consultancy firm in the Philippines, for allegedly recruiting Filipinos to work abroad illegally, the Philippine media reported.<\/p>\n<p>DMW exposed through its surveillance operations K-Monster\u2019s reportedly illegal procedures of offering employment for hotel workers, room attendants, cashiers, waiters, caregivers, and factory workers in various countries, including South Korea, Poland, Canada, and the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>Philippine labor attach\u00e9 in South Korea, Migrant Workers Secretary Susan \u201cToots\u201d Ople, told reporters that K-Monster was illegally recruiting Filipino migrant workers, requiring them advance payment of processing fees of roughly Php 80,000 to Php 200,000, between USD 1000 to USD 4000. 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