Overseas Workers Welfare Administration

Overseas Workers Welfare AdministrationPangasiwaan sa Kagalingan ng Manggagawa sa Ibayong-dagat

Agency overview
Formed| May 1, 1977
Headquarters| OWWA Center Building, Pasay, Philippines
Annual budget| ₱7.6 billion (2021)[1]
Agency executive|

* Arnell Ignacio, Administrator

Parent agency| Department of Migrant Workers
Website| owwa.gov.ph

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (abbreviated as OWWA, Filipino: Pangasiwaan sa Kagalingan ng Manggagawa sa Ibayong-dagat[2]) is an attached agency of the Department of Migrant Workers of the Philippines. It protects the interests of Overseas Filipino Workers and their families, providing social security, cultural services and help with employment, remittances and legal matters.[3]: 99 It is funded by an obligatory annual contribution from overseas workers and their employers. The agency was founded in 1977 as the Welfare and Training Fund for Overseas Workers.[3] Its head office is at F.B. Harrison Street corner 7th Street in Pasay, near EDSA Extension, Philippines.

## See also[edit]

* Brain drain in the Philippines
* Commission on Filipinos Overseas
* Philippine Labor Migration Policy
* Philippine Overseas Employment Administration

## References[edit]

1. ^ https://www.dbm.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/GAA/GAA2021/TechGAA2021/DOLE/I.pdf[bare URL PDF]
2. ^ "Mga Pangalan ng Tanggapan ng Pamahalaan sa Filipino" (PDF). Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (in Filipino). 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 29, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
3. ^ a b Benny Cheng Guan The (editor) (2012). Human Security: Securing East Asia's Future. Dordrecht; New York: Springer. ISBN 9789400717985.

## External links[edit]

* Official website
* Republic Act No. 8042
* Republic Act No. 10022
* Republic Act No. 10801

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Department of Labor and Employment (Philippines)

Attached agencies|

* Employees' Compensation Commission (ECC)
* Institute for Labor Studies (ILS)
* National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB)
* National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC)
* National Maritime Polytechnic (NMP)
* National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC)
* Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC)
* Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)
* Bureau of Local Employment (BLE)
* Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics (BLES)
* Bureau of Labor Relations (BLR)
* Bureau of Working Conditions (BWC)
* Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns (BWSC)
* Internal Labor Affairs Bureau (ILAB)
* National Reintegration Center for OFWs (NRCO)

Formerly attached agencies|

* Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA)
* Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA)
* Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)

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