About specific skills ~SSW~
Located in Southeast Asia, the Philippines consists of 7,109 islands.
It is an island nation.
One in ten people work in approximately 190 countries around the world, and 10% of the country's GDP comes from remittances from people working around the world, making it an important source of revenue.
[Population] Approximately 109.03 million (2020 Philippine Census)
[Capital] Manila
[Language] Tagalog and English
[Religion] Catholic 82.9%
Other Christians 9.6%
Islam 5%
Other 2.5%
Literacy rate: 98.2%
[Average age] 24 years old
Benefits of hiring Filipinos
Low disappearance rate
Specified skills workers can change jobs
the benefit of hiring filipinos
They have excellent communication skills and their second official language is English, so they can also assist foreign tourists.
If any trouble occurs within the company, you will also be able to communicate in English.
Specialized agencies and special procedures
In the Philippines, there are specialized agencies called DMW and MWO. Please see below for details.
DMW
DMW stands for Department Of Migrant Workers.
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration.
Has the authority to manage Filipino workers working overseas and to grant licenses to sending agencies
It is a government agency.
Supply and stability of human resources
Japan has high hopes for Philippine talent, as the specific skills test was the first to be launched overseas. There are currently about 280,000 Philippine nationals residing in Japan.
MWO Tokyo/MWO Osaka
This is a DMW branch office that protects Philippine workers so that they do not work under less favorable employment conditions than Japanese workers. It is responsible for checking whether companies that hire Philippine workers comply with the standard working conditions set by DMW. The local registration information of the workplace and the contract contents between the employer and the Philippine worker are appropriate, and the documents to be submitted vary depending on the job type and working style involved.
