Relevant Bilateral Labor Agreements for Land-based Overseas Filipino workers 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 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 DevelopmentDraft 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 Germany Agreement Concerning the Placement of Filipino Health Professionals in Employment Positions in the Federal Republic of Germany March 19, 2013 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 DeploymentMemorandum 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 DevelopmentGuidelines 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 Saskatchewan MOU between Ph and Saskatchewan 2013 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 JordanAgreement on Manpower Between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of JordanMemorandum 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 EmploymentPrinciples 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 KSA Agreement on Domestic Worker Recruitment Between the Ministry of Labor of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Department of Labor and Employment of the Republic of the Philippines May 19, 2013 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 KoreaMemorandum of Agreement Between the Republic of the Philippines and the Republic of KoreaMemorandum 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 SystemMemorandum 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 DevelopmentMemorandum 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 Service Commitment Agreement of EPS-TOPIK between the POEA of DOLE and the Human Resources Development Service of Korea (pursuant to the MOU between the Ministry of Employment and Labor and the DOLE of the Republic of the Philippines April 23, 2004 December 15, 2005 October 20, 2006 May 30, 2009 May 30, 2009 2012 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 KuwaitMemorandum 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 QatarAdditional 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 WorkersMemorandum 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 PhilippinesMemorandum 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 PhilippinesJoint 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 ManpowerMoU 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 CooperationRecruitment 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