The POEA informed that the Counties Manukau District Health Board (CMDHB) of New Zealand urgently needs 35 Registered Nurses (, ICU, HDU, Orthopaedics, Burns, Plastics, Emergency Care and General Surgical Areas). Deadline to submit applications: 24 August 2008.
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The POEA informed that the Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) urgently needs 10 Dental Technicians and 10 Ortho Technicians. Deadline of submission of application is on: 13 August 2008. Read more.

Filipinos are known for being hospitable, making them the ideal candidate for jobs that entail customer service. This is probably the reason why the hospitality industry of two countries, Singapore and Macau wants to recruit OFWs. An executive from Singapore said that hotels and resorts in the said countries have up to 370,000 job vacancies and most of the companies wish to hire OFWs. Read more.

There is a demand for English teachers in South Korea and they may soon hire OFWs. The possibility of Filipino teachers entering into the Korean market was the result of the recent meeting of Luiz Cruz, Philippine Ambassador to South Korea and Commissioner Choo Kyu-ho of the Korea Immigration Office. Read more.

A former labor ambassador of the Philippines in Belgium, Ciriaco Lagunzad III, informed that the European country is in need of nurses specifically those with expertise in geriatrics and pediatrics. For the Filipino nurses to benefit from this opportunity, the Philippine government is aiming for a bilateral labor agreement with Belgium. The labor pact is expected to create jobs for 3000 Filipino nurses. Read more.