Labor Law and Social Legislation › Recruitment and Placement › Overseas Employment (RA 8042, as amended by RA 10022)

1. Migrant Worker or Overseas Filipino Worker

Overseas Filipino Worker/Migrant Worker –

a person who is to be engaged, is engaged, or has been engaged in a remunerated activity:

in a state of which he or she is not a citizen, or
on board a vessel navigating the foreign seas other than a government ship used for military or noncommercial purposes, or
on an installation located offshore or on the high seas [Sec. 3(a), RA 8042, as amended].

Fixed amount as full and final compensation
The Benefits of the OFW and corresponding monetary amounts which he is giving up for the compromised amount
A statement that the quitclaim and its nature and consequences have been Explained to him in a language or dialect he understands
A statement that the quitclaim has been signed knowingly and voluntarily and consent was without Threat or other undue influence
Signed by two (2) witnesses who can attest to the execution
Subscribed and sworn to (EDI-Staffbuilders International, Inc. vs. National Labor Relations Commission, 537 SCRA 409, 2007)

The complainant in a criminal action arising from illegal recruitment, may, at his option, file at the RTC of the province or city:

Where the offense was committed; or
Where the offended party resides at the time of the commission of the offense (R.A. No. 8042, Sec. 9)