Manila, Feb. 20 -- The Department of Migrant Workers in the Cordillera Administrative Region (DMW-CAR) has teamed up with the provincial government of Kalinga, with its seven municipalities and lone city, in a bid to strengthen the fight against illegal recruitment and human trafficking at the grassroots level.

In a news release Friday, the DMW said the Kalinga LGU signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the agency on Thursday, in partnership with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), to establish Illegal Recruitment-Free Local Government Units (LGUs).

"The agreement aims to strengthen efforts against il...