[ POEA MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 29, S. 1995, April 21, 1995 ]
COVERAGE OF THE TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DEPLOYMENT TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS (CNMI)
Clarification is hereby issued relative to the coverage of the temporary suspension of deployment to the CNMI pursuant to Department Order No. 10, Series of 1995 upon the recommendation of the Philippine Consulate General in Saipan.
The following categories are covered by the temporary suspension:
| a) | all categories of household workers; |
| b) | newly hired waitresses, guest relation officers (GROs)/receptionists, dancers, singers and other related workers in nightclubs, karaokes, lounges or bars whose functions include, among others, entertaining and sitting down with/escorting customers; |
| c) | newly hired farmers whose functions include, among others, land cultivation, planting vegetables, fruits, and other farm products, tending the farms and domestic animals, harvesting and selling farm produce. |
Request(s) for initial or renewal of accreditation or additional job order accreditation by any entertainment, hotel or food business establishments must be accompanied with a notarized certification duly verified by the Philippine Consulate that their establishments do not require their workers to sit down with and/or entertain/escort customers.
This Circular takes effect immediately.
Adopted: 21 April 1995
(SGD.) FELICISIMO O. JOSON, JR.
Administrator