The POEA, previously responsible for managing overseas employment, was consolidated into the DMW to centralize services and streamline processes for OFWs.
The DMW was created to centralize various functions under one agency, making it easier for OFWs to access support and ensuring better coordination of services.
The DOT is unrelated to migrant workers, whereas OWWA, POEA, and some functions of the DFA are directly linked to OFW welfare and overseas employment, and thus were consolidated into the DMW.
The OWWA is now under the DMW's umbrella, ensuring a seamless approach to providing welfare assistance and reintegration programs for OFWs.
Some labor-related functions, such as contract verification, were transferred from the DFA to the DMW to consolidate all migrant worker services under one agency.
