(Left side) Istanbul PCG Team led by Consul General Shirlene C. Mananquil and MWO Team led by Labor Attache, Mr. Adam Musa, with the officials of İŞKUR headed by Istanbul Provincial Director, Mr. Uğur Oto (right side) (Photo by İşkur).

28 February 2025- The Philippine Consulate General in Istanbul and the Migrant Workers Office (MWO)-Lebanon, led by Consul General Shirlene C. Mananquil and  Labor Attache Adam Musa met with the officials of İŞKUR (Turkish Employment Agency) headed by Istanbul Provincial Director, Mr. Uğur Oto, on 26 February 2025 at İŞKUR’s office in Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Türkiye. 

The meeting aims to learn more about İŞKUR’s mandate, programs and projects, discuss concerns of Filipino workers and agencies in Türkiye, as well as possible areas of future collaboration in line with the promotion of safe and orderly deployment and migration of Filipino workers in Türkiye. 

İŞKUR (Turkish Employment Agency) is the public employment institution in Türkiye that provides solutions to meet labor market needs. Restructured in 2003 under Law No. 4904, İŞKUR aims to reduce unemployment and increase employment through various services. The agency expanded its international presence by being elected as the president of the World Association of Public Employment Services (WAPES) in 2015. As of April 21, 2021, it continues to operate under the restructured Turkish Ministry of Labor and Social Security. END

(From left to right) Ms. Burcu Ekım, PCG’s translator and assistant, ATN Officer Meri Jayne Cinco, Vice Consul Maika Ros Fontelera, Consul General Shirlene C. Mananquil, İŞKUR’s Provincial Director Mr. Uğur Oto, MWO Lebanon’s Labor Attache, Mr. Adam Musa, MWO’s Admin Assistant Ms. Jessaline Escame, and MWO’s local staff, Ms. Myriam Merheb at the İŞKUR’s office in Beyoğly, Istanbul on 26 February 2025  (Photo by İşkur).