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Department of Migrant Workers

Department of Migrant Workers
Kagawaran ng Manggagawang Pandarayuhan
Official Seal
Department flag

DMW Building in Mandaluyong
Department overview
FormedFebruary 3, 2022 (2022-02-03)[1]
Preceding agencies
JurisdictionGovernment of the Philippines
HeadquartersEDSA corner Ortigas Avenue, Mandaluyong
Department executive
Child agencies
Key document
  • Department of Migrant Workers Act[2]
Websitewww.dmw.gov.ph

The Department of Migrant Workers (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Manggagawang Pandarayuhan,[3] abbreviated as DMW) is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the protection of the rights and promote the welfare of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) and their families. The department was created under the Department of Migrant Workers Act (Republic Act No. 11641) that was signed by President Rodrigo Duterte on December 30, 2021.[4] The functions and mandate of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) and the Office of the Presidential Adviser on OFW Concerns (OPAOC) will serve as the backbone of the department and absorbing the seven offices of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) namely the Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers' Affairs (OUMWA) of the DFA, Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO), International Labor Affairs Bureau (ILAB), National Reintegration Center for OFWs (NRCO) and the National Maritime Polytechnic (NMP) of the DOLE. The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (from DOLE) will serve as its attached agency and the DMW secretary will serve as the concurrent chairperson of OWWA.[5]

The department is also mandated to closely coordinate with the Bangsamoro Ministry of Labor and Employment (MOLE) on the training, protection and regulation of deployment of overseas Bangsamoro workers.

  1. ^ Rocamora, Joyce Ann (February 3, 2022). "OFW dep't law takes effect, transition underway". Philippine News Agency.
  2. ^ Department of Migrant Workers Act (PDF) (Republic Act 11641). Congress of the Philippines. December 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., First State of the Nation Address, July 25, 2022 | GOVPH". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  4. ^ "Duterte OKs creation of Department of Migrant Workers". ABS-CBN News. December 30, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  5. ^ Republic Act No. 11641 - AN ACT CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF MIGRANT WORKERS

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