by: SUSAN G. DE LEON
CALOOCAN CITY, (PIA) -- Over 141,000 local and overseas jobs have been made available at the face-to-face "Trabaho, Negosyo, Kabuhayan Job and Business Fairs" held nationwide in celebration of the 120th observance of Labor Day on Sunday, May 1, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
According to DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III, some 141,487 employment opportunities were offered by 1,063 employers during the nationwide celebration to honor workers and laborers both here and abroad.
Most of the vacancies in the 26 job fair sites are in the manufacturing, business process outsourcing, and retail/sales industries.
He added that 95,233 local jobs have been offered by 958 employers, which include production operators/machine operators, customer service representatives, collection specialists, retail/sales agents, promodizers, and sewers.
On the other hand, some 105 recruitment agencies offered jobs totaling 46,254 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Germany, Poland, United Kingdom, Japan, Taiwan, and Singapore.
Meanwhile, the DOLE said top overseas vacancies are for nurse/nurse aides; carpenters, foremen, and welders; food servers; household service workers; and auditors.
Most of the vacancies are for production operators, skilled sewers, customer service representatives, production helpers, call center agents, helpers, staff nurses, and collections specialists.
"This job fair is one of the employment recovery strategies to restart economic activities, restore consumer and business confidence, upgrade and retool the workforce, and facilitate labor market access," Bello said in a statement.
For the National Capital Region, the event was held at the Arroceros Forest Park in Manila.
Another job fair will also be held at the Parañaque City Hall Grounds on May 4.
The 2022 Labor Day celebration is observed with the theme, “Matatag na Manggagawa, Matatag na Bansa!” (PIA-NCR)
According to DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III, some 141,487 employment opportunities were offered by 1,063 employers during the nationwide celebration to honor workers and laborers both here and abroad.
Most of the vacancies in the 26 job fair sites are in the manufacturing, business process outsourcing, and retail/sales industries.
He added that 95,233 local jobs have been offered by 958 employers, which include production operators/machine operators, customer service representatives, collection specialists, retail/sales agents, promodizers, and sewers.
On the other hand, some 105 recruitment agencies offered jobs totaling 46,254 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Germany, Poland, United Kingdom, Japan, Taiwan, and Singapore.
Meanwhile, the DOLE said top overseas vacancies are for nurse/nurse aides; carpenters, foremen, and welders; food servers; household service workers; and auditors.
Most of the vacancies are for production operators, skilled sewers, customer service representatives, production helpers, call center agents, helpers, staff nurses, and collections specialists.
"This job fair is one of the employment recovery strategies to restart economic activities, restore consumer and business confidence, upgrade and retool the workforce, and facilitate labor market access," Bello said in a statement.
For the National Capital Region, the event was held at the Arroceros Forest Park in Manila.
Another job fair will also be held at the Parañaque City Hall Grounds on May 4.
The 2022 Labor Day celebration is observed with the theme, “Matatag na Manggagawa, Matatag na Bansa!” (PIA-NCR)
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