The National Reintegration Center for Overseas Filipino Workers (NRCO)

The National Reintegration Center for Overseas Filipino Workers (NRCO)
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The National Reintegration Center for OFWs (NRCO), an agency of the Philippines' Department of Labor and Employment was institutionalized pursuant to Republic Act 10022 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations. 

The Center provides the mechanism for the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) reintegration into Philippine society, serves as a promotion house for their local employment, and tap their skills and potentials for national development. The Mission of the NRCO is enabling OFWs and their families to work and live with entrepreneurial mind-set, primarily through the creation of awareness on the value of saving, and empowering them to plan for investment, business, or local employment upon their return, while responding to the reintegration needs of displaced OFWs and OFWs in distressful situations. The various programs offered by the NRCO include counseling, job search assistance, enterprise development, skills training and capability enhancement and assistance to distressed OFWs.

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Philippines' Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)