DOLE widens compulsory OFW insurance coverage

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has widened the compulsory insurance coverage of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to include re-hires and agency-hired workers, according to a report on "Saksi"on Tuesday.

According to Department Order 228, the manning or recruitment agency should shoulder the insurance for the OFWs they deploy if the employer or the workers re-hired and direct hire will pay the insurance premium.

The OFW can pay the insurance premium and have this reimbursed at a later date.

The effectivity of the insurance policy covers the employment period of the OFW. The order is implemented amid the public health emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  -- BAP, GMA News