Labor and Employment Acting Secretary Manuel G. Imson today stressed that the adverse impact of the Malaysian crackdown against illegal migrants, as well as the new Japanese visa rules, are expected to be at a nil and minimal level in view of the continued preference for skilled and documented overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in these two OFW host economies and in the world.

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill seeking to provide increased protection to Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) against exploitation.

House Bill No. 5649, "An Act Improving the Standards of Protection and Assistance for Migrant Workers," seeks to beef up R.A. 8042, the "Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995."