POEA - Philippine Overseas Employment Administration

Bilateral Labor Agreements (Landbased)

COUNTRY	TITLE/SUBJECT	DATE
Bahrain	Memorandum of Agreement Between the Republic of the Philippines and the Kingdom of Bahrain on Health Services Cooperation	April 24, 2007
Canada
Alberta	Memorandum of Agreement Between the Republic of the Philippines (DOLE) and The Ministry of Employment and Immigration of Alberta (E&I) Concerning Cooperation in Human Resource Deployment and Development Draft of Implementing Guidelines for the Memorandum of Understanding with British Columbia and Alberta	October 1, 2008
British Colombia	Memorandum of Understanding Between the Department of Labour and Employment of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (DOLE) and The Ministry of Economic Development of the Government of British Columbia, Canada (ECDV) Concerning Co-Operation in Human Resource Deployment and Development	January 29, 2008
Manitoba	Memorandum of Understanding Between The Department of Labour and Employment of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (DOLE) and The Department of Labour and Immigration of the Government of Manitoba, Canada(LIM) Concerning: Co-Operation in Human Resource and Deployment Memorandum of Understanding Between The Department of Labor and Employment of the Republic of the Philippines (DOLE) and The Department of Labour and Immigration of the Government of Manitoba, Canada Concerning: Co-Operation in Human Resource Deployment and Development Guidelines for the Implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding Between The Department of Labor and Employment of the Republic of the Philippines (DOLE) and The Department of Labour and Immigration of the Government of Manitoba, Canada Concerning: Co-Operation in Human Resource Deployment and Development	February 8, 2008 September 21, 2010 September 21, 2010
Saskatchewan	Memorandum of Understanding Between the Republic of the Philippines (DOLE) and Her Majesty The Queen in the Right of the Province of Saskatchewan as represented by the Minister Responsible for Immigration and the Minister of Advanced Education and Employment (AEE) Concerning Cooperation in the Fields of Labour, Employment and Human Resource Development	December 18, 2006
CNMI	Memorandum of Understanding Between the Republic of the Philippines (DOLE) and The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Memorandum of Understanding Between the Republic of the Philippines (DOLE) and The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)	September 14, 1994 December 18, 2000
Indonesia	Memorandum of Understanding Between the Republic of the Philippines (DOLE ) and the Department of Manpower and Transmigration of the Republic of Indonesia Concerning Migrant Workers	January 18, 2003
Iraq	Memorandum of Agreement Relating to Mobilization of Manpower Between the Republic of the Philippines and the Republic of Iraq	November 25, 1982
Japan	Memorandum of Understanding Between the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration and the Japan International Cooperation of Welfare Services on the Deployment and Acceptance of Filipino Candidates (JPEPA)	January 12, 2009
Jordan	Memorandum of Understanding Between the Minister of Labor of the Republic of the Philippines and the Minister of Labor of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Agreement on Manpower Between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Memorandum of Understanding on Labor Cooperation Between the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Represented by the Ministry of Labor and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines Represented by the Department of Labor and Employment Principles and Controls for Regulating Deployment and Employment of Filipino Domestic Workers between the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan/ Ministry of Labor and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines/ Department of Labor and Employment	December 5, 1981 December 3, 1988 May 27, 2010 January 29, 2012
Korea	Memorandum of Understanding Between the Department of Labor of the Philippines and the Ministry of Labor of the Republic of Korea on the Sending of Workers to the Republic of Korea Memorandum of Agreement Between the Republic of the Philippines and the Republic of Korea Memorandum of Understanding Between the Department of Labor and Employment of the Philippines and the Ministry of Labor of the Republic of Korea on the Sending and Receiving of Workers to the Republic of Korea under the Employment Permit System Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Labor, Republic of Korea and the Department of Labor and Employment, Republic of the Philippines on Cooperation in the Field of Labor and Manpower Development Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Labor and Employment, Republic of the Philippines and the Ministry of Labor, Republic of Korea on the Sending and Receiving of Workers under the Employment Permit System of Korea	April 23, 2004 December 15, 2005 October 20, 2006 May 30, 2009 May 30, 2009
Kuwait	Memorandum of Understanding on Labor and Manpower Development Between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the State of Kuwait Memorandum of Understanding Between the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Kuwait on the Establishment of Bilateral Consultations	September 14, 1997
LAO PDR	Memorandum of Understanding on Technical Cooperation on Labor and Employment Between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic	July 27, 2005
Lebanon	Memorandum of Understanding on Labor Cooperation Between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines Represented by the Department of Labor and Employment and the Government of the Republic of Lebanon Represented by the Ministry of Labor (Annex A Protocol to the Memorandum) (with Arabic Version)	February 1, 2012
Libya	Memorandum of Understanding on Labor Cooperation Between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines Represented by the Department of Labor and Employment and the Government of the Republic of Lebanon Represented by the Ministry of Labor (Annex A Protocol to the Memorandum) (with Arabic Version) Memorandum of Understanding Between the Philippines and Libya (with Arabic Version)	October 18, 1979 July 17, 2006
New Zealand	Memorandum of Agreement on Labour Cooperation Between the Government of the republic of the Philippines and the Government of New Zealand	November 4, 2008
Norway	Agreement Between POEA and the Directorate of Labour Norway on Transnational Co-Operation for Recruiting Professionals from the Health Sector to Positions in Norway	June 26, 2001
PNG	Memorandum of Understanding Between the Philippines and Papua New Guinea	March 14, 1979
Quatar	Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the State of Qatar Concerning Filipino Manpower Employment in the State of Qatar Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the State of Qatar Concerning Filipino Manpower Employment in the State of Qatar signed on 10 March 1997	May 10, 1997 October 18, 2008
Spain	Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation for the Management of the Migration Flows Between the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of the Kingdom of Spain and the Ministry of Labor and Employment of the Republic of the Philippines (English Version) Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation for the Management of the Migration Flows Between the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of the Kingdom of Spain and the Ministry of Labor and Employment of the Republic of the Philippines (Spanish Version)	June 29, 2006
Switzerland	Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Swiss Federal Council on Exchange of Professional and Technical Trainees	July 2, 2002
Taiwan	Memorandum of Understanding between the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) in Taipei and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in the Philippines regarding the Special Hiring Workers Memorandum of Understanding on Special Hiring Program for Taiwan Between the Manila Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei (MECO) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in the Philippines Memorandum of Understanding on Special Hiring Program for Taiwan Between the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) in Taipei and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in the Philippines Joint Implementing Guidelines of the Special Hiring Program for Taiwan (SHPT) for the implementation of the International Direct E-Recruitment System (IDES)	September 3, 1999 January 12, 2001 March 20, 2003 August 3, 2015
UAE	Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the United Arab Emirates in the Field of Manpower MoU between RP and UAE in the Field of Manpower (Arabic)	April 9, 2007
United Kingdom (UK)	Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Philippines and the Government of the Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on Healthcare Cooperation Recruitment Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	July 30, 2003 January 8, 2002
USA	Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the United States of America Relating to the Recruitment and Employment of Philippines Citizens by US Military Forces and Contractors of Military and Civilian Agencies of the US Government in Certain Areas of the Pacific and the Southeast Asia	December 28, 1968