THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has extended the tour of duty of labor attaches from three years to five years to make full use of their experience for the benefit of millions of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in various parts of the world.

At the same time, Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd on Wednesday disclosed that 15 new labor attaches or labor welfare officers would be deployed in countries where there are no Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) yet and in areas where there are high concentrations of OFWs.

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