Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac has issued an advisory to
Filipino overseas job applicants concerning the alleged recruitment activities
of GoWest Jobs, an immigration consultancy firm offering jobs in Canada.
Cacdac said the Philippine Overseas Employment Office (POLO) in
Toronto reported that Eric Johansen, Director of Immigration
Services Branch, Ministry of the Economy, Province of Saskatchewan has notified
them about alleged fraudulent job offers and LMOs being made by GoWest Jobs.
Mr. Johansen said he received complaints from Canadian employers
that GoWest Jobs has been issuing to Filipino applicants employment contracts
and labor market opinions (LMO) with forged signatures.
According to Mr. Johansen, several Filipino workers have
inquired from a Saskatchewan employer if the signed employment contracts
and LMOs they got from GoWest Jobs were genuine. The
general manager of SRI Homes, has confirmed that his signature has
been forged in the employment contracts. The Employment
and Social Development Canada (ESDC) also confirmed that the LMOs
were not authentic.
"All the foreign workers confirmed they paid GoWest Jobs
for these employment contracts and LMO. The foreign workers stated they paid
for and received the employment contracts and LMO from Rose Lising-Grey and
Imelda Saluma," Johansen said in his report.
Cacdac advised applicants who may have been issued fake
documents by GoWest Jobs to execute an affidavit of complaint and submit them
to the POEA for appropriate filing of illegal recruitment cases. (POEA)
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