Modus Operandi of Illegal Recruiters

  • Escort Services - Undocumented workers are escorted at the airport or any international exit to evade checkpoints set to check on the documents of workers.
  • Tourist-Workers Scheme - Workers leave the country purportedly as tourist but in reality is being deployed as worker abroad.
  • Assumed Identity - Workers particularly minors are deployed abroad under another name.
  • Direct Hiring - Workers are hired by foreign employers without the intervention of licensed recruitment agencies and are deployed undocumented and without protection.
  • Trainee Worker Scheme - Hired workers are deployed allegedly not for employment but for training purposes only and will return to sending company after training.
  • Backdoor Points Scheme - Workers are sent abroad not through regular exit channels like airports but are deployed usually through cargo ships.
  • Tie-Up System - Unlicensed recruiters are working with licensed agencies to recruit workers.
  • Visa Assistance/Consultancy Scheme - Firms that offer services including the pairing of workers with foreign employers and promising applicants immigrant visas but are in reality engaged in the recruitment business.
  • Blind Ads Scheme - Workers are enticed to apply and send cash payments addressed to a Postal Office Box without the worker having the opportunity to communicate personally with the recruiter.
  • Non-Visa Country Scheme - Illegal recruiters entice workers to work in countries that do not require visas. Illegal recruiters skip the official channels by taking this "no visa " requirement of some countries.
  • Mail-Order Bride - Marriage is arranged by brokers between Filipino women and foreigners. The Filipino wife ends up as a domestic helper to her husband and his family under exploitable conditions.
  • Application by Correspondence - Applicants are encouraged to submit the requirement for application through mail with a seemingly minimal fee.
  • Internet Scam - Illegal recruiters post overseas jobs on the Internet and sometimes require interested applicants to immediately remit money intended for visa, airfare and processing fee.