CEDAW/C/PHI/4 English Page 54 women in post-production activities, and a training programme of rural women on postharvest loss prevention. 215. Related programmes and projects of the Center for Overseas Workers include the following: (a) Pre-employment orientation seminars in which recurring questions for other government offices are clarified. These seminars are for prospective overseas contract workers in the vulnerable skills category (entertainers, domestic helpers), to safeguard their welfare and prevent them from falling into the hands of illegal recruiters (725 participants attended 15 seminars); (b) 1,733 high-school students attended nine seminars on preventive education on migration; (c) 25,000 copies of comics on trafficking and migration were printed and distributed; (d) a year; 1,000 copies of a newsletter were printed and distributed three times (e) From 1990 to 1993, a radio programme on the realities of overseas employment was aired regularly; (f) Experts on migration issues made appearances on radio and television. 216. Among the factors that facilitate these efforts of the Center is partnership with and/or support from funding agencies, schools, government organizations, other non-governmental organizations and the clients. However, there remain sectors of society that clamour for a more integrated and synchronized government policy on the overseas employment programme. 217. The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration embarked on an extensive information campaign, through the mass media and a series of regional seminars, on illegal recruitment to safeguard outgoing workers. 218. Non-governmental organizations conduct pre-departure orientation seminars which aim to orient all departing workers on job site conditions, workers' rights and responsibilities, employment contract terms and conditions, problems inherent to the job, and how to handle such problems vis-à-vis government services being offered. 219. Through the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Philippines has signed social security systems agreements with France, Italy, the United Kingdom and Spain. These agreements provide protection and greater benefits for women workers who are especially vulnerable to exploitation and abuse. 220. For returning workers, the Overseas Workers' Welfare Administration launched its Returning Overseas Contract Workers through Entrepreneurship Mediation to help the workers become economically active as local entrepreneurs. /...