Apr
18
Jobseekers may now get updated with the latest events all set for the Labor Day celebration on May 1 online, especially the conduct of the nationwide Job and Livelihood Fair, as the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) launches its official social network accounts. Facebook and Twitter, for Labor Day 2011.
Hyping two of the most famed and largest social networking sites, DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz said that utilizing such online networks would greatly augment DOLE’s efforts to not only maximize the publicity of the array of events for the Labor Day celebration, but also to heighten the awareness of all jobseekers, and the general public, about the programs and services that they can avail during the conduct of the May 1 of the Job and Livelihood Fair.
Be updated and know the latest on Labor Day 2011. Add their page on Facebook at laborday2011@yahoo.com and follow them on Twitter at @laborday2k11.
From: www.DOLE.gov.ph
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Apr
15
A nationwide job and livelihood fair will be the main centerpiece of the events that the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has prepared for this year’s celebration of Labor Day on May 1.
The said job and livelihood fair promise to offer over 30,000 local and overseas employment opportunities as it will be participated by more than 150 local employers and 50 private agencies. It will be simultaneously conducted in National Capital Region (NCR) and in 16 more regions in the Philippines.
The Labor secretary encouraged jobseekers to pre-register online. According to Baldoz, pre-registration will greatly increase one’s chance of landing a job. To pre-register, jobseekers may log on to www.phil-job.net.
Deadline for online pre-registration: April 30.
Click here for more information about the job fair and to view the regional venues.
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Mar
25
| Region |
Date of Job Fairs |
Place of Job Fairs |
Type of Job Fairs |
Host |
| NCR |
3/26/2011 Saturday |
Mini Job Fair Barangay Bagong Tanyag, Taguig City |
Local, Livelihood |
PESO Staff Cooperative Development Office Barangay Employment Service |
| NCR |
3/28/2011 Monday |
Mini Job Fair PESO Office |
Local, Livelihood |
PESO Staff Cooperative Development Office (Taguig) |
| Region 3 |
3/28/2011 Monday |
Holy Cross College – Sta.Ana, Pampanga |
Local |
School / PESO |
| Region 7 |
3/26/2011, Saturday |
Hippodrome, Cebu City |
Brgy Job Fair / Local |
PESO Cebu City |
| Region 7 |
3/27/2011 |
Capitol Provincial,Capitol, Cebu City |
Overseas |
PESO Cebu Province |
| Region 9 |
3/28/2011 Monday |
School Campus, Claret College of Isabela, Isabela City |
Local/Overseas |
Claret College and PESO |
| Region 11 |
3/28/2011 |
Gaisano Grand Mall of Panabo |
Local/Overseas  Livelihood |
PESO Panabo and DOLE |
Source: www.DOLE.gov.ph
Mar
8
The OWWA Administrator, Carmelita Dimzon said that the Philippine government is offering Php10, 000 cash assistance to the repatriated OFWs from Libya.
Secretary Baldoz said, “The financial relief assistance of Php10,000 is a one-time grant to each qualified displaced OFW to help them undergo adjustments in their communities. The grant is part of the government’s repatriation assistance program for OFWs which aims to cushion the impact of employment and income displacement affecting the OFWs upon their repatriation to the country.”
Click here to know how one can avail of the cash benefit for repatriated OFWs from Libya.
Feb
24
As of this writing, no overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will be allowed to go to three Middle Eastern countries to work. The government recently suspended the recruitment and deployment of OFWs to Bahrain, Yemen and Libya because of the violent protests happening in the countries mentioned.
The secretary of the Labor Department, Rosalinda Baldoz, said in a statement that appeared in the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) website. “I have ordered the suspension of the processing and deployment of [overseas Filipino workers/OFWs ] to Libya, Bahrain, and Yemen.”
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