Tag: Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement

Demand for Filipino health workers still high in Japan—DOLE

MANILA, Mar. 30 — Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz recently said that the increased number of Filipino candidate nurses and caregivers who could be deployed under the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) shows there is a continuing demand in Japan for health workers from the Philippines. “The high number of Filipino candidate caregivers and nurses for the eighth batch under the JPEPA program is the biggest batch since its beginning in 2009,” Baldoz said. “This […]

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Embassy of Japan to Host a Job Fair for Returning JPEPA Candidates

MANILA – The Embassy of Japan will hold a job fair for returning Filipino nurses and caregivers on August 28, 2015 at Ascott Bonifacio Global City (tentative) in Taguig city. Japan has been accepting Filipino nurses and caregivers based on the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA). Around 400 Filipino nurses and caregivers have already returned to the Philippines. This event will benefit the returnees who were not able to obtain the Japanese licensure or to some […]

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