9 Jan 2025
Married couple arrested in Rizal for alleged illegal recruitment
Summary
Date Reported: 9 Jan 2025
Location: Canada
Companies
Sunrise Consultancy & Management - RecruiterOther
Not Reported ( Technology: Information, communication and social media platforms ) - Other Value Chain EntityAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Philippines , Agriculture & livestock , Gender not reported , Unknown migration status )Issues
Recruitment Fees , Human TraffickingResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Resource Centre
Action taken: The Resource Centre was not able to contact Sunrise Consultancy & Management to invite a response to the allegations; if a response is received in future this page will be updated accordingly.
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 9 Jan 2025
Location: Canada
Companies
Joyful Manpower Exponents - RecruiterOther
Not Reported ( Technology: Information, communication and social media platforms ) - Other Value Chain EntityAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Philippines , Cleaning & maintenance , Gender not reported , Unknown migration status )Issues
Recruitment Fees , Human TraffickingResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Resource Centre
Action taken: The Resource Centre was not able to contact Joyful Manpower Exponents to invite a response to the allegations; if a response is received in future this page will be updated accordingly.
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 9 Jan 2025
Location: Canada
Companies
Ivouch Visa Consultancy - RecruiterOther
Not Reported ( Technology: Information, communication and social media platforms ) - Other Value Chain EntityAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Philippines , Food & beverage , Gender not reported , Unknown migration status )Issues
Recruitment Fees , Human TraffickingResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Resource Centre
Action taken: The company did not respond to the Resource Centre.
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 9 Jan 2025
Location: Canada
Companies
JBG Human Resources Consultancies - RecruiterOther
Not Reported ( Technology: Information, communication and social media platforms ) - Other Value Chain EntityAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Philippines , Hospitality , Gender not reported , Unknown migration status )Issues
Recruitment Fees , Human TraffickingResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Resource Centre
Action taken: The company did not respond to the Resource Centre.
Source type: News outlet
Authorities arrested a married couple in Rizal for allegedly engaging in illegal recruitment, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said Thursday.
The suspects were nabbed on Wednesday for syndicated estafa, qualified attempted trafficking in person, qualified human trafficking, and large-scale illegal recruitment.
DMW said the suspects and their accomplices offered jobs in Canada on social media in exchange for a placement fee that ranged from P60,000 to P200,000.These jobs include fruit picking, housekeeping, food production, meat processing and hospitality management for salaries ranging from 1,500 to 4,000 Canadian dollars.
The suspects use local recruiters named “Sunrise Consultancy & Management (Sunrise)” and “Joyful Manpower Exponents (Joyful)” in Rodriguez, Rizal and overseas recruiters named “Ivouch Consultancy”and “JBG Manpower Consultancy” in Dubai.
The suspects receive P30,000 per applicant, who will pay the placement fee and undergo medical exams at Sunrise or Joyful…