More job opportunities in the US, according to POEA
The United States may really be on the rebound. The Philippines Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said there will be more jobs in the US this year. Employment opportunities in the US would be mostly in the construction and oil industries, POEA said.
US is once again opening its doors to foreign workers, more than a year after the onset of the global financial crisis. “The US economy is slowly recovering, which is good news for us because that means they are ready to open employment for foreign workers,” said Hans Leo Cacdad, POEA deputy administrator.
Aside from US, POEA director Stella Banawis said they also see higher demands in traditional markets for OFWs, like Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Singapore and other Asian counries.
“We have 13,000 job orders for nurses as well as seasonal workers in US last year, some of them vacancies that have yet to be filled and we can use them in 2010,” Banawis said.
Jennifer Manalili, POEA administrator, said they will continue looking for additional markets for the Filipino workers this year.
Labor Secretary Marianito Roque, on the other hand, is projecting 5,000 additional jobs in animation industry and about 150,000 more in the call centers this year.
Roque said this was mainly because call centers are now starting to operate outside Metro Manila, like Cebu, Baguio and Davao, providing more employment opportunities for people in the provinces.
January 2, 2010
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