Overseas Workers Welfare Administration

Overseas Workers Welfare Administration
Pangasiwaan sa Kagalingan ng Manggagawa sa Ibayong-dagat (Filipino)
Agency overview
FormedMay 1, 1977
HeadquartersOWWA Center Bldg, F.B. Harrison cor. 7th Street, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines
Employees401 (2024)
Annual budget₱7.6 billion (2021)
Agency executive
  • Atty. Patricia Yvonne Caunan, Administrator
Parent agencyDepartment of Migrant Workers
Websiteowwa.gov.ph

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA; Filipino: Pangasiwaan sa Kagalingan ng Manggagawa sa Ibayong-dagat) is a national government agency vested with special function of developing and implementing welfare programs and services to the needs of its members OFW and their families.

OWWA is an attached agency of the Department of Migrant Workers of the Philippines. It protects the interests of Overseas Filipino Workers and their families, providing social security, cultural services and help with employment, remittances and legal matters. It is funded by an obligatory annual contribution from overseas workers and their employers.

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