A TRAVEL consultancy firm with offices in Tabuk City, Kalinga, and Santiago City in Isabela has been shut down by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) for offering bogus jobs in Poland.
Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople said IDPLumen Travel Consultancy Services was closed on Wednesday in a simultaneous operation by the Anti-Illegal Recruitment Branch (AIRB) of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) in coordination with local government officials and police units in the respective cities.
According to Ople, the firm has been charging P122,000 from individuals looking for employment but does not provide any actual employment, offering jobs in Poland for truck drivers, welders and factory workers with monthly salaries ranging from P35,000 to P124,000.
IDPLumen Travel Consultancy Services does not have a license from the POEA to operate as a recruitment agency, nor do they have any validated overseas job orders, according to Ople.
Illegal recruitment charges are lined up against IDPLumen, which has also been barred from participating in the government’s overseas recruitment program in the future.
“Please do not transact with travel consultancy firms offering jobs abroad. They are illegal. A one-way ticket to jail awaits those who operate these activities,” Ople warned.
