Orientation Course On Brunei Laws For Filipinos
By Tony Alabastro

Bandar Seri Begawan - Immigration Department and Royal Brunei Police Force personnel will give a talk on Brunei immigration laws and police matters for overseas Filipino workers (OFW’s) at the Philippine Embassy tomorrow afternoon (Sept 17) from 1pm to 4pm.

The event is part of the two-Sunday basic orientation course- with the aim of enhancing the knowledge and understanding of overseas Filipino workers on Immigration regulations and other laws of the Sultanate, said the Philippine Ambassador td Brunei, Ms Virginia H Benavidez.

The invited speakers for the talk are Muhsin bin Hj Ahmad, senior chief Immigration officer; PgAbdul Rahman bin Pg Yassin, senior Immigration officer; Mohare Fandi bin Hj Tahir, senior Immigration officer and prosecuting officer; and DSP Pg Hj Mohammad bin Pg Hj Metali from the Commissioner Secretariat's Office, Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF), according to Nurul Hernandez, OWWA officer at the Philippine Embassy.

The RBPF's responses to the economic, social, political and security issues relating to Brunei laws and the order of peace and stability as well as the general welfare and safety of the people are among the topics to be discussed, she said.

"We are inviting all OFWs to grab this opportunity to attend the orientation course," Hernandez said.

Last Sunday, Assistant Commissioner of Labour, Shariful Bahri Sawas, and Senior

Labour Inspector, Rosli Mat Noor, gave a talk on the provisions of the Labour Act 1954.

Foreign workers can come to the Labour Office on the 5th Floor of the Immigration building, or write letters to the Philippine Embassy or the Labour Office, or call the Labour hotline at 2381-848, if they want clarification on employment issues or make a complaint, the speakers said.

Workers can also lodge a report with the nearest police station before filing a complaint at the Labour Office, they added. Complainants are also encouraged to file their reports early, when chances of resolving the issue will be greater, they said.

A noted private practitioner, Saljit Singh Sandhu, talked on Workmen's Compensation Act, which covers any person who has entered into a contract of employment, written or oral, labourer or not, whether paid hourly, or based on work done, or paid weekly or monthly.

He said according to the Act, an employer has a liability for compensation when the workman suffers injury by accident, arising out of and in the course of employment.

The basic orientation course would be very beneficial for OFWs in upgrading their knowledge with the whole spectrum of the prevailing rules and regulations as well as their rights, privileges and services, in connection with their employment in Brunei, Ambassador Benavidez said.

Overseas Filipino workers who are interested to attend the orientation course may get in touch with the Philippine Embassy at 2236981, 2237052 or 2237053. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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