DOLE to hold nationwide job fair on June 12

LABOR DAY JOB FAIR. Job seekers troop to the San Andres Sports Complex in Manila to try their luck at the Labor Day Job Fair on Wednesday (May 1, 2024). About 65 local employers offered almost 9,000 jobs during the job fair, which was organized by the Manila City government. (PNA photo by Yancy Lim)

By Ferdinand Patinio, Philippine News Agency

MANILA – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is set to hold another nationwide job fair on June 12, the 127th anniversary of Philippine independence.

“Our Independence Day gift to our workers is a massive nationwide job fair,” DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said in a radio interview on Wednesday.

“We are already finalizing the arrangements, including the venues and sites of the job fairs.”

DOLE last held a nationwide job fair on May 1, Labor Day. Data from the Bureau of Local Employment showed 5,780 applicants were hired on the spot (HOTS) in the 71 job fair sites that were set across the country.

The bureau said the number translates to a HOTS placement rate of 15.07 percent, exceeding last year’s 11.10 percent.

Meanwhile, for wage increase, particularly in the National Capital Region, Laguesma said an order may be issued in July “because that is the anniversary date of the last wage order.”