THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) warned Filipino workers against illegal recruitment and fly-by-night Nihongo language schools following approval by the Japanese parliament of an immigration law that would ease the entry of foreign workers into Japan’s labor force.

Administrator Bernardo Olalia of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) on Sunday advised prospective job applicants to wait for the appropriate guidelines in the recruitment and deployment of Filipino workers under Japan’s two new residency visa status.