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Question 1

What is the primary law that created the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) in the Philippines?

Accepted Answer

Republic Act 11641 (Department of Migrant Workers Act)

Answer

Republic Act 11641, signed in 2021, created the DMW by consolidating agencies previously handling overseas employment and migrant worker welfare.

Question 2

Which earlier law first established the Migrant Workers Act and governed overseas Filipino employment before the DMW was created?

Accepted Answer

Republic Act 8042

Answer

Republic Act 8042, the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995, was the landmark law that first established comprehensive protections for OFWs before DMW's creation.

Question 3

Under RA 11641, illegal recruitment is classified as what type of offense when committed against three or more persons?

Accepted Answer

Illegal recruitment in large scale (economic sabotage)

Answer

When illegal recruitment is committed against three or more persons, it is classified as illegal recruitment in large scale, which constitutes economic sabotage and carries heavier penalties.

Question 4

What penalty does Philippine law impose on a recruiter found guilty of illegal recruitment in large scale?

Accepted Answer

Life imprisonment and a fine of not less than PHP 2 million

Answer

Illegal recruitment in large scale carries the maximum penalty of life imprisonment and a fine of not less than PHP 2 million under the Migrant Workers Act.

Question 5

Under DMW regulations, which government body has the power to cancel or revoke the license of a recruitment agency?

Accepted Answer

Department of Migrant Workers (DMW)

Answer

The DMW has the authority to suspend, cancel, or revoke the licenses of recruitment agencies found to have violated overseas employment regulations.

DMW - Department of Migrant Workers Practice Test

DMW - Department of Migrant Workers Practice Test

DMW DMW Legal Framework and Policies 1