Archive for April, 2009

Sentosa Singapore Opens 5,000 New Jobs to Filipinos

Posted by workabroad On April - 3 - 2009

5,000 new jobs are going to be made available to Filipinos in Singapore’s island resort of Sentosa. This was announced yesterday by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as she spoke at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City.

PGMA said that Labor Secretary Marianito Roque was able to secure 5,000 job openings in Sentosa. “We’ve lost 5,000 jobs abroad, but Secretary Roque was able to get openings in Sentosa for 5,000 jobs,” PGMA said.

At the event in the SMX, SM Group of Companies executive Teresita Sy-Coson lauded PGMA for the fiscal policies she implemented and said that they have insulated the Philippines from the global economic crisis.

The Resorts World at Sentosa Private Ltd. Has announced also that they would be hiring approximately 20,000 people by the middle of the year.

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More Than 100,000 Jobs Avaialable in Qatar for OFWs

Posted by workabroad On April - 2 - 2009

More than 100,000 jobs for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are available. This was confirmed in the 1st RP-Qatar Joint Committee Meeting in Bohol recently when labor officials from the Philippines and Qatar convened the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported in April 1.

Aside from the ratification of the Additional Protocol to the RP-Qatar Agreement Concerning Filipino Manpower Employment in Qatar, which the two countries discussed, Labor and Employment Secretary Marianito D. Roque the two delegations from the Philippines and Qatar also discussed the employment prospects for OFWs in Qatar. He said Qatar approved a total of 296,787 work visas for OFWs between October 2008 to March 2009 out of which about 190,000 were already filled up, indicating that over 100,000 work visas are still available for OFWs. The DOLE Chief said that about 85 % of the available jobs for OFWs in the Qatar requires technical and highly-skilled workers in the construction sector.

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