{"id":261003,"date":"2020-07-09T05:37:34","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T09:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=261003"},"modified":"2020-07-09T05:37:34","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T09:37:34","slug":"aussie-employers-eye-hiring-of-pinoy-welders-agri-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/07\/09\/aussie-employers-eye-hiring-of-pinoy-welders-agri-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Aussie employers eye hiring of Pinoy welders, agri workers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dela Vega said employers are looking for Filipino welders and agricultural workers, particularly on the field of cattle and hog-raising. (Pixabay photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The Philippine embassy in Canberra had been receiving job orders from Australian employers in hiring workers from the country, Ambassador Ma. Hellen dela Vega said Thursday.<\/p>\n

“Notwithstanding this Covid (coronavirus disease) situation we are in,\u00a0nakakatanggap na rin po ang ating<\/em>\u00a0Philippine Overseas Labor Office\u00a0ng mga<\/em>\u00a0job orders (Notwithstanding this Covid situation we are in, our POLO has been receiving job orders),” she said in the televised Laging Handa briefing.<\/p>\n

Dela Vega said employers are looking for Filipino welders and agricultural workers, particularly on the field of cattle and hog-raising.<\/p>\n

“Ini<\/em>-expect\u00a0po namin na<\/em>\u00a0sooner or later, hopefully before the year is over,\u00a0na mare<\/em>-resume\u00a0po ulit itong mga<\/em>\u00a0workers\u00a0na magta-trabaho dito sa<\/em>\u00a0Australia (We are expecting that sooner or later, hopefully before the year is over, people could resume work here in Australia),” she said.<\/p>\n

The envoy also reported that all Filipinos diagnosed with Covid-19 have recovered, leaving zero active cases among them in Australia.<\/p>\n

Dela Vega noted that the embassy continues to monitor and help distressed Filipinos in the country.<\/p>\n

She said over 700 displaced Filipino workers have so far received the USD200-cash assistance from the government.<\/p>\n

A number of stranded seafarers were also repatriated to the Philippines through the facilitation of the embassy, she said.<\/p>\n

The envoy said the embassy, as the country chair of the Asean-Canberra Committee, is also coordinating with local authorities to assist thousands of Southeast Asian international students affected by the pandemic, which includes around17,000 Filipinos.<\/p>\n

“Marami na po tayong natanggap na<\/em>\u00a0(We have been receiving) assurances from institutions and state ministers about the relief packages and the support that they are giving to the students,” she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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