What is the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration or OWWA and its benefits for OFWs in Australia?

In an interview with SBS Filipino, Migrant Workers Office Canberra Officer-in-Charge Oscar David outlined the program of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration.

What is the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration or OWWA and its benefits for OFWs in Australia? Credit: THANANIT / Envato

Key Points

• The OWWA has been transferred under the new department called the Department of Migrant Workers from the Department of Labor and Employment.
• The mandate of the OWWA is to safeguard the welfare of Overseas Filipino Workers or OFWs as well as their families in the Philippines.
• Some of the OWWA's programs include financial and legal assistance, insurance coverage, training, and more.