A Manila-based recruitment agency was locked down over alleged broken promises to its clients and operating without a permit from the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). ManilaBulletin
According to the DMW, the JCB-Success Maritime Consultancy Services had been recruiting and placing seafarers without a permit from the departmentphoto: DMW
Ople said the surveillance they conducted disclosed that the JCB-Success Maritime Consultancy Services had been recruiting and placing seafarers without a permit from the DMW. After evaluation, the firm would refer the applicants to an international manning agency for deployment. The applicants would be told that the said counterpart agency decides on the deployment and the collection of fees.The agency claimed that they have been deploying applicants since November 2022.
Ramos received his travel documents in August last year but noticed that the visa on the document appeared tampered. After months of waiting for his deployment and growing suspicions over the agency’s questionable actions, he decided to report the matter to the DMW in October 2022.
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