旅遊紅燈是真的！凍結菲勞玩假的！

【藍天採訪組／臺北報導】國人花了錢要去菲律賓旅遊，卻因為臺、菲關係「緊張」，外交部下達菲律賓旅遊紅色警戒，搞得國民及旅遊業雞飛狗跳，雖然損失不少金錢但是為了爭國格大家忍痛支持。沒想到制裁中包括「凍結菲勞」原來只是增加審查文件和延長審查期從7天增為14天，政府祭出的兩波制裁根本只是騙臺灣人民，遭受損害的原來只是臺灣人。

廣大興28號漁船洪石成遭菲律賓無故射殺，面對菲律賓狡猾態度政府終於祭出兩波制裁措施，其中包括將菲律賓列為旅遊紅色警戒以及凍結引進菲勞，贏得國人鼓掌叫好。但是我們從菲律賓新聞網站和外交部駐菲律賓網站分別證實「凍結菲勞」根本是玩假的，只是增加文件審查條件及簽證期7天延長為14天，菲勞到臺灣照樣可以申請。

臺灣宣布的制裁措施為禁止新申請及延長申請案，就算取得工作證但尚未入境的一律禁止。

原以為全部被凍結了，根據菲律賓ABS-CBNnews於今（16）日晚間八點發出最新消息指出，馬尼拉 - 勞動和就業部（DOLE）週四澄清，臺灣已經實施了凍結僱用菲勞，但只要求必須提供額外的文件，包括申請人身分證、社會福利卡、出生證明、無不良記錄證明等。
DOLE局長羅莎琳達說：“所以，簽證申請從原來的7天延長為14天。

我們查證外交部駐菲律賓代表處網站，證實「新申請及延長申請案」都被禁止，但是已經取得工作證只須要補充部份文件，審核期為14天。中央通訊社報導指出，勞委會主委潘世偉15日表示，已公告全面凍結菲勞引進，立即生效。職訓局長林三貴說明，凍結菲勞引進的公告內容包括：雇主新提出申請外勞案會予核准，但內文將加註不得引進菲勞；至於已取得招募許可者，只要菲勞尚未入境，配合外交部同步禁止核發菲勞簽證。由於實際作法明顯與當初宣示連未入境都一律凍結不同，政府這種手法難怪菲律賓不把中華民國放在眼裡，怎不教人民失望呢？

駐菲代表處網站公告原文：

GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA FREEZES ALL WORK PERMIT OF FILIPINO CONTRACT WORKERS AND TAKES STRICT MEASURES ON SPECIFIC VISA APPLICATION PROCEDURES

Post Date:2013/5/16
GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA FREEZES ALL WORK PERMIT OF FILIPINO CONTRACT WORKERS AND TAKES STRICT MEASURES ON SPECIFIC VISA APPLICATION PROCEDURES

1.As per the Council of Labor of the ROC mandate, effective May 15, 2013, all work permit applications of Filipino blue-collar workers, including the first time applications, substitutes, and re-hiring are frozen;

2.For those applying for visa with issued work permit, TECO will take strict measures as follows:

a.The applicant shall be required to submit the following:

a.1. Philippine government issued “Unified Multi-purpose ID (UMID)”;

a.2. Birth certificate issued by National Statistics Office, authenticated by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in the Philippines;

a.3. Certificate from National Bureau of Investigation (NBI clearance) authenticated by the DFA and TECO.

b.The processing time for visa application is 14 WORKING DAYS (Strictly NO EXPEDITE Processing)

菲律賓新聞原文：
No freeze order on OFW hiring in Taiwan: DOLE

ABS-CBNnews.com
Posted at 05/16/2013 8:09 PM | Updated as of 05/16/2013 8:09 PM
MANILA – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) clarified on Thursday that Taiwan has not implemented a freeze order on the hiring of Filipinos, but is only seeking additional documentary requirements to the visa application of incoming workers.

"These are additional requirements. It takes a little longer now to process a visa application," DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said.

Some of the additional requirements, Baldoz said, are government issued identification cards, like the Social Security System ID, birth certificate from the National Statistics Office, and clearance from the National Bureau of Investigation, both authenticated by the DFA and the Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office (TECO).

"So, from an original 7-day processing of visa application, it will now take a little longer which is an additional 7 days for a total of 14 days," she said.

Baldoz clarified that the additional requirements were not there before.

"These are additional requirements and so it's very clear, based on the information that we got from TECO, and these are available from their website, there is really no freeze on the hiring, but a slowdown in the processing of visa application," she said.

She said earlier media reports stated that the freezing on hiring of workers is one of the effects of the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman on Philippine waters.

"But it turned out, based on the clarification that I sought yesterday with the TECO in Manila, there is really no freeze," she said.

According to Baldoz, there are around 85,000 Filipinos in Taiwan, with 72 percent employed as production workers or those in the manufacturing industry; 26 percent personal services; and two percent working as fishermen.

"Ang advice po namin sa ating mga OFW at kanilang deployment agency ay mag comply lang po sa requirement at maghintay po ng 14 days na kinakailangang i-proseso ang application," she said.

Baldoz said that on a yearly basis, data from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration show that there 41,461 documented Filipino workers.

"This would be around 2,900 on a monthly deployment," she said.