Tag: employment

POEA offers more than a thousand job openings for Filipinos in Saudi, Taiwan and Germany

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said that more than 1, 000 jobs are now being offered to overseas Filipino workers in three countries: Saudi Arabia, Taiwan and Germany. The POEA said the Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health is looking for a total of 500 female specialist nurses for neonatal intensive care unit, coronary care unit, intensive care unit, nursery, emergency room, surgical wards and obstetrics and gynecology. Meanwhile, […]

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Pagkamatay ng OFWs sa Kuwait, iniimbestigahan na

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Iniimbestigahan ng Labor Attaché sa Kuwait ang pagkamatay ng mga OFW sa Kuwait. Ito ay batay sa atas na rin ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) na naging bunsod ng deployment ban sa Kuwait. Ayon kay Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, binigyan niya ng isang linggo hanggang 15 araw ang Labor Attaché doon para magsagawa ng imbestigasyon. Nito lamang Miyerkules, nagbabala si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na aalisin ang lahat […]

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Pangulong Duterte sa Kuwait, Mideast Nations: “Treat my countrymen as human beings”

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Umapela si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa bansang Kuwait at iba pang bansa sa gitnang silangan na tratuhin sa makataong pamamaraan ang mga mangagawang Pilipino, sa harap ito ng mga ulat na pang-aabuso na nagreresulta sa kamatayan. Inihayag ito ng Pangulo sa kanyang pre-departure speech patungong India sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) noong Miyerkules, ika-24 ng Enero. Nitong nakaraang linggo, sinuspinde ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) ang pagpapadala […]

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Brexit could cost nearly 500,000 UK jobs: study

LONDON, United States (AFP) — Brexit could cost the UK nearly 500,000 jobs in a worst-case scenario, according to a study published Thursday which was commissioned by the mayor of London. Britain could lose 482,000 jobs by 2030 if the country crashes out of the European Union, according to research by Cambridge Econometrics. A scenario in which the UK fails to agree a transition deal and future trading relationship with the bloc would also cost […]

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Mahigit 350 nurses, kailangan sa Germany – POEA

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Aabot sa 350 na nurse ang kailangan ng Germany batay sa impormasyon mula sa Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA). Kabilang sa mga kailangan ay mga nurse na may dalawang taong karanasan sa intensive care unit (ICU), general, medical at surgical ward, geriatric care, at operating room. Babayaran ng employer ang visa at pamasahe patungo sa nabanggit na bansa. Ayon sa POEA, may starting monthly salary na 1,900 Euros o 114 […]

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Japan jobless rate lowest since 1993

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s unemployment rate in November dipped to its lowest level since November 1993, official data showed Tuesday, offering another sign that the world’s third-largest economy is on track to recovery even if the place is slow. Figures released by the government showed unemployment stoof at 2.7 percent last month while jobs-to-applicants ratio improved slighty, up 0.01 percent from the previous month to 1.56 in November — the highest level in almost […]

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Php 1,000 increase in wages of “kasambahay” not enough – DOLE

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III admitted that the Php 1,000 increase in the wages of the “kasambahay” or household help in Metro Manila is not enough. This even after the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board approved the Php 1,000 increase in the wages of “kasambahay” last November 30. According to RTWPB-NCR, the increase will be effective 15 days after the order is published in newspapers of […]

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PSA: Unemployment rate, bahagyang tumaas nitong Oktubre

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Bahagyang tumaas ang unemployment rate ng bansa nitong Oktubre 2017 kumpara sa kaparehong panahon noong 2016. Ayon sa Philippine Statistics Authority, tinatayang nasa 5.0 percent ang unemployed na mga Pilipino. Bahagya itong tumaas kumpara sa 4.7 percent na naitala sa kaparehong panahon noong nakaraang taon. Katumbas ito ng 2.2 million Filipinos at 2 million naman noong nakaraang taon. https://youtu.be/Gu5t07J_4CA

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Libya, muling umapela sa Pilipinas na bawiin na ang ipinatupad na hiring ban

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Muling umapela ang gobyerno ng Libya sa Pilipinas na bawiin na ang ipinatupad na hiring ban sa mga Pilipino worker. Ayon sa Libya, bumuti na ang sitwasyon ng seguridad sa kanilang bansa noon pang 2014. Sinabi ni Libyan Embassy Charge D’affaires Ahmed Eddeb, naiintindihan niya ang pagkabahala ng gobyerno ng Pilipinas sa seguridad ng mga Filipino workers. Kaya hinihikayat niya ang mga opisyal ng Pilipinas na muling isalang sa evaluation […]

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Maraming Pilipino, ‘di kuntento sa kanilang ‘work situation’- Jobstreet survey

(Eagle News) — Bumagsak ang job satisfaction ng mga mangagawang Pilipino ngayong taong 2017, ayon sa survey na isinagawa ng Jobstreet.com. Ito’y dahil sa kakulangan ng career development at training opportunities sa mga kumpanya. Lumitaw sa survey na bumaba ang Philippine Job Happiness Index sa 4.97 ngayong taon kumpara sa 5.25 na naitala noong 2016. Isinagawa ang survey ng Jobstreet mula July 31 hanggang August 31, 2017. Kung ikukumpara sa mga kalapit na bansa sa […]

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BJMP, nangangailangan ng 1,000 karagdagang tauhan

(Eagle News) — Nangangailangan ng isang libong bagong kawani ang Bureau of Jail Management and Penology o BJMP. Ayon kay BJMP Spokesperson Xavier Solda, twenty-three (23) thousand pesos kada buwan ang starting salary ng mga makukuhang aplikante para sa Junior Office 1 na entry position. Maaari aniyang mag-apply ang nasa edad 21 hanggang 30 at nakapagtapos ng anumang 4-year degree course. Kinakailangan din na nakapasa sa Board, Civil Service o Penology Officer exams ang mga […]

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Hong Kong migrant mothers sing for their distant children

by Laura Mannering Agence France Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Each Sunday, a choir of Filipina domestic workers in Hong Kong gathers to sing songs that remind them of the children they left back home. Known as the “Unsung Heroes”, these initially shy performers now regularly take the stage around Hong Kong and feature in a new documentary about the lives of the city’s maids, known locally as “helpers”. The theme of maternal sacrifice […]

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