The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has announced that more than 19,000 Filipino workers employed in Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) firms in the National Capital Region (NCR) will be affected by an upcoming ban.
According to DOLE-NCR Assistant Regional Director Jude Thomas Trayvilla, as of September 16, the agency had profiled a total of 19,341 Filipino employees working under 48 internet gaming licensees (IGLs) in the region.
Most of these workers were earning wages ranging from P16,000 to P22,000 and were employed in various roles such as administrative tasks, encoding, human resources, liaison, marketing, finance, IT, housekeeping, driving, and security.
“We have already mapped out the locations of these employees in cooperation with our Public Employment Services Offices in the local government units,” Trayvilla said.
