The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration announced Wednesday a total of 13,360 approved job orders for the US that includes nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists, seasonal workers in hotels, golf courses and resorts, and information and communication technology workers.
So far, a total of 876 of the total job orders have been filled up, POEA Administrator Jennifer Jardin-Manalili said, although the US is currently on visa retrogression on nurses recruited as immigrant for employment visas (EB3).
Manalili also clarified previous reports that were erroneously published.
She said the demand for construction workers that were earlier said to be for the US mainland are actually for Guam’s planned development this year for a modern and integrated military facility. Guam is a US territory in the Pacific.
However, she said recruitment for Guam may not develop soon since it is dealing with the issue of relocating the Futenma Marine base in Okinawa, Japan.
In a statement, the POEA official also said reports of employment opportunities in the oil and gas industries in the US are erroneous and warned overseas Filipino workers against recruiters who promise immediate departures for the US mainland and Guam.
Manalili also said there are no approved job orders for dog handlers in Dubai.
“We will make formal announcements as soon as the job offers are confirmed,” Manalili said.
The POEA official projected that the Middle East will be the main overseas labor employer this year because the Gulf States have successfully battled the global economic crisis.
“The Middle East will remain to be the major labor market of OFWs in 2010. The financial crunch has minimally affected the economies in the Gulf States which have taken concrete steps to cushion the possible impact of the crisis, except for Dubai.
“Saudi Arabia, the primary destination of OFWs, is embarking on its medium to long term socio-economic development plans until 2024. This includes the development of 12 mega-industrial or economic cities across the kingdom,” she said. Press Release
She said the demand for construction workers that were earlier said to be for the US mainland are actually for Guam’s planned development this year for a modern and integrated military facility. Guam is a US territory in the Pacific.
However, she said recruitment for Guam may not develop soon since it is dealing with the issue of relocating the Futenma Marine base in Okinawa, Japan.
In a statement, the POEA official also said reports of employment opportunities in the oil and gas industries in the US are erroneous and warned overseas Filipino workers against recruiters who promise immediate departures for the US mainland and Guam.
Manalili also said there are no approved job orders for dog handlers in Dubai.
“We will make formal announcements as soon as the job offers are confirmed,” Manalili said.
The POEA official projected that the Middle East will be the main overseas labor employer this year because the Gulf States have successfully battled the global economic crisis.
“The Middle East will remain to be the major labor market of OFWs in 2010. The financial crunch has minimally affected the economies in the Gulf States which have taken concrete steps to cushion the possible impact of the crisis, except for Dubai.
“Saudi Arabia, the primary destination of OFWs, is embarking on its medium to long term socio-economic development plans until 2024. This includes the development of 12 mega-industrial or economic cities across the kingdom,” she said. Press Release
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