Philippine International Institute Qatar attends OFW seminar

The Philippine International Institute Qatar (PIIQ) has participated in preparing Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) for a Post-Arrival Orientation Seminar (PAOS), which aims to provide relevant information on the culture, tradition, economy, laws, and other relevant issues and concerns that they need to be highly aware of while living and working in Qatar.

The programme was organised by the Philippine Overseas Labour Office and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (POLO-OWWA) in Qatar, in co-operation with the Philippine embassy in Doha, Philippine Professional Organisation-Qatar (PPO-Q), HERO-Qatar, Philippine National Bank Doha, and PIIQ.Excerpts from its rationale stated, “The PAOS is part of an effective information dissemination strategy to prepare and equip our workers at every stage of the migration process, as a means to reinforce the information provided in the Pre-Departure Orientation Seminar (PDOS), establishing their social integration abroad.“POLO seeks to institutionalise the conduct of the PAOS at post and tap its partners: worker’s organisations, employers, civil society organisations, educational institutions, and other key stakeholders in the conduct of a structured orientation programme. The rationale of this initiative is to impart uniform information and educate new arrivals with the basic and common knowledge on the rights, responsibilities, working conditions, welfare, and their personal safety here in Qatar, and the assistance they can expect from the Philippine government and other reliable organisations.”