The Philippines Embassy in Rome has warned nurses seeking jobs in Malta and the UK that a placement agency in Malta is recruiting Filipino nurses coming from Libya, Italy and other countries and charging unauthorised fees.

It said the agency was allegedly collecting recruitment fees in exchange for employment in the medical sector of Malta and the UK.

The embassy reminded jobseekers that only Philippine Overseas Employment Administration-accredited placement agencies in Malta were authorised to find jobs for Filipinos coming from the Philippines for placement in Malta.

These jobs are mostly in the service sector (room attendants, cleaners, personal carers/caregivers).

It said there was currently no placement agency in Malta authorised to find jobs for Filipino nurses coming from Libya, Italy and other countries for employment in the medical sector of Malta and the United Kingdom.

“Filipino nurses cannot work as nurses in Malta and the UK without securing the necessary accreditation from the governments of said countries,” it warned.

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