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XYZ Overseas Services, Inc., a Philippine-registered private recruitment agency, has not secured DMW accreditation. It signs a placement contract with Employer Z in Country Z to deploy five workers. Employer Z uses a local Country Z contractor in Country Z to provide lodging and welfare and pays wages below the statutory minimum in Country Z. The five workers claim wage and welfare protections under the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act (RA 8042), as amended by RA 10022. Are XYZ's placements valid or void? What rights or remedies do the workers have under RA 8042 and RA 10022?

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The placements are valid notwithstanding the lack of accreditation; accreditation is a regulatory requirement that does not affect contractual validity, and RA 8042 protections would apply only to workers directly employed by the foreign employer, not through a recruitment agency. DMW accreditation being noncompliant triggers only administrative sanctions; the contract remains enforceable, and RA 8042 rights can be pursued only through the host-country system without relying on the recruitment agency. The placements are void ab initio for lack of DMW accreditation; the workers may pursue back wages, welfare benefits, and penalties under RA 8042 and RA 10022 against both XYZ and Employer Z. The placements remain valid for purposes of the contract; XYZ is liable for illegal recruitment and civil penalties, and the workers may recover wages and welfare benefits under RA 8042 from both XYZ and Employer Z.

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