Manila, March 27 -- The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has shut down two firms in Ermita on Friday for alleged illegal recruitment of aspiring overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) seeking to land a job in Europe.

The Creative Artist Placement Service, Inc. and its partner Schengen Visa Caps are facing charges for offering non-existent overseas jobs while collecting excessive placement fees.

"Sila ay nambibiktima ng mga kababayan nating nagnanais magtrabaho sa Europe, particularly sa (They are victimizing Filipinos who wish to work in Europe, particularly in) Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic," DMW Undersecretary Bernard Olalia said in an interview.

About 45 complainants went to the DMW office to report the two firms, which, he sa...