{"id":151456,"date":"2018-02-06T21:16:27","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T02:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=151456"},"modified":"2018-02-06T21:16:27","modified_gmt":"2018-02-07T02:16:27","slug":"dole-mulls-reverse-job-fairs-for-qatar-saudi-ofws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/02\/06\/dole-mulls-reverse-job-fairs-for-qatar-saudi-ofws\/","title":{"rendered":"DOLE mulls reverse job fairs for Qatar, Saudi OFWs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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According to DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III, they are planning to conduct a one-week job search activities showcasing different employment opportunities in the Philippines. (PNA PHOTO)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u2014<\/strong>\u00a0Some 20,000 job opportunities in the country will be offered to Filipinos in Qatar and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) through job fairs by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).<\/p>\n

According to DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III, they are planning to conduct a one-week job search activities showcasing different employment opportunities in the Philippines.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are planning to send a job fair in Qatar and in Saudi Arabia. Reverse ito. (This is reverse.) We would be conducting a job fair in Qatar and in Saudi for jobs available in our country and there are 18,000 jobs ready for them here,\u201d he said in a press conference on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Bello revealed that the 18,000 jobs would be provided by former Senator Manuel Villar.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo in the meantime, we are getting the profile of our overseas Filipino workers in the Middle East and also at the same time we are planning to meet with former Senator Manny Villar who is in need of 18,000 skilled workers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIpo-<\/em>profile\u00a0namin yung mga<\/em>\u00a0overseas workers\u00a0natin at aalamin din namin kay<\/em>\u00a0former Senator Villar\u00a0kung ano yung mga kailangan nilang trabaho.<\/em>\u00a0Reverse\u00a0ito.<\/em>\u00a0Usually\u00a0ang<\/em>\u00a0job fair\u00a0sa<\/em>\u00a0local for deployment,\u00a0dito magja<\/em>-job fair\u00a0tayo para sa trabaho dito<\/em>\u00a0– 18,000\u00a0‘yung<\/em>\u00a0available (We will get a profile of our overseas workers and then we will check with former Senator Villar on the jobs that they need. This is reverse. Usually, the job fair is local for deployment. Now, we will conduct the job fair there for deployment here in the country. There are 18,000 available jobs),\u201d Bello added.<\/p>\n

The DOLE chief revealed that he would be meeting with the former lawmaker this Friday to discuss the matter including what kind of jobs he was offering.<\/p>\n

\u201cIyon ‘yung pagme<\/em>-meetingan\u00a0namin sa<\/em>\u00a0Friday with the former. Pero I think this will be skilled workers.\u00a0Kasi nasa<\/em>\u00a0construction industry\u00a0si<\/em>former Senator Villar (That is what we are going to talk about on Friday. But I think this will be skilled workers. It’s because former Senator Villar is in the construction industry),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Bello noted that he would be sending a team to the host countries for the planned job fairs.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will send a team this time to be headed by Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) Administrator Bernard Olalia and probably\u00a0gusto sumama ni<\/em>\u00a0Usec. Jacinto Paras (Usec. Jacinto Paras may want to join us),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMga<\/em>\u00a0one week siguro (job fairs). We have to coordinate with the former Senator\u00a0para malaman natin kung ano yung mga kailangan niyang<\/em>workers. And then\u00a0pupunta ‘yung<\/em>\u00a0team doon to sell the jobs\u00a0na<\/em>\u00a0available. Hopefully\u00a0ma-<\/em>address\u00a0yung mga na<\/em>-displace\u00a0na<\/em>\u00a0workers\u00a0natin doon<\/em>\u00a0(Maybe we have one week for the job fairs. We have to coordinate with the former Senator so we will know what kind of workers he may need. And then, the team goes there to sell the available jobs here. Hopefully, this will help address the displacement of our workers there),\u201d the DOLE chief explained.<\/p>\n

Aside from the 18,000 jobs, some 2,000 teachers are needed by the Department of Education.<\/p>\n

DOLE figures show that there are some 250,000 Filipino workers in Qatar of which about 75 percent are household service workers.<\/p>\n

Asked on what he can advise the displaced OFWs in Saudi Arabia, Bello answered, \u201cKung wala ka talagang trabaho<\/em>\u00a0is to come home. Hopefully meron\u00a0naman trabaho na naghihintay sa kanila<\/em>.\u00a0At kung wala man<\/em>\u00a0meron naman<\/em>\u00a0livelihood\u00a0na<\/em>\u00a0ipo<\/em>-provide sa kanila, extended to them under the reintegration program of OWWA. (If there are really no jobs there, the best thing to do is to come home. Hopefully, there are jobs here waiting for them. In case there is none, livelihood assistance will be provided to them, extended to them under the reintegration program of OWWA.)\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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