WHEREAS, POEA Advisory No. 6, Series of 2011 was issued on 22 February 2011 suspending the processing and deployment of overseas Filipino workers bound for Libya because of heightened political unrest in the country;

WHEREAS, in view of the improved security and political situation in Libya and the clamour from both employers and employees affected by the deployment ban, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) recommended on 25 October 2011 to the Office of the President the lowering of the crisis alert level in Libya from Alert Level 4 to Alert Level 2, which recommendation was approved on 20 December 2011;

WHEREAS, to implement the approval, POEA Governing Board Resolution No. 10, Series of 2011, was issued allowing the gradual processing and redeployment of returning workers in the medical and oil sectors, subject to proof of existing employment, as determined by POEA;

WHEREAS, on 23 February 2012, the DFA recommended to the Office of the President the further lowering to Alert Level 1 the crisis alert level in Libya in view of the sustained improvement of the political and security situation in the country, which recommendation was approved on 21 March 2012;

NOW, THEREFORE, the POEA Governing Board, in a meeting duly convened, RESOLVES AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, to lift the deployment ban to Libya and to resume the processing and deployment thereto of Filipino workers.

The POEA is hereby directed to immediately issue the guidelines to implement this Resolution.


Adopted: 22 March 2012


(SGD.) ROSALINDA DIMAPILIS-BALDOZ
Secretary of Labor and Employment
Chairman of the Governing Board

(SGD.) HANS LEO J. CACDAC
Vice-Chairman
 

(SGD.) LEONARDO B. DE OCAMPO	(SGD.) GUILLERMINA T. GABOR
Member	Member