MWO accreditation: the employer checklist that prevents delays

Before a single Filipino worker can be deployed to your company, your business must be accredited with the Migrant Workers Office (MWO) covering your country. Accreditation verifies that you exist legally, that you can pay, and that your contracts meet Philippine minimum employment standards.

Core documents

• Certificate of company registration, authenticated or apostilled.
• Valid business or trade licence.
• Manpower request / job order stating positions, headcount, salary and benefits.
• Recruitment agreement with your licensed Philippine agency.
• Special power of attorney appointing the agency to act on your behalf.
• Master employment contract per position.

The three most common rejections

First, contracts that omit mandatory clauses — repatriation, insurance, working hours or overtime rates. Second, documents authenticated in the wrong sequence, so the apostille does not cover the notarisation. Third, job orders whose salary figures contradict the contract.

"Accreditation is not difficult. It is unforgiving about consistency: every number must match on every page."

Timeline

With a complete file, most MWO offices issue accreditation within two to five weeks. Incomplete files typically add four to eight weeks because each correction restarts the review queue.

Praxis prepares, reviews and files the entire package on your behalf, coordinating with the MWO office in your jurisdiction and following up until the approval is issued.