Mindanaotoday.com | DOLE-10 conducts mega job fair on Independence Day
By: Jan Albert Araña
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment-10 (DOLE-10) has invited job seekers as they conducted the second face-to-face mega job and business fair dubbed, 124th Kalayaan Trabaho Negosyo Kabuhayan Job and Business Fair, where 50 local employers, three overseas employers, and nearly 30,000 job vacancies were up for grabs.
Albert Gutib, DOLE-10 regional director, said they have invited job seekers, especially those unemployed and affected by the Covid-19 pandemic to participate in the major job and business fair.
Aside from the employers that participated in the event, attached agencies of DOLE have also joined for a one-stop shop, for delivery of basic services namely Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB), National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC), Regional Conciliation and Mediation Board Occupational Safety and Health Center, Employees Compensation Commission, Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA), and Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).
Also joining the event was the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) for entrepreneurs and small businesses.
For the local hiring, vacant positions included production workers (130 vacancies), service crew thru outsourcing (100), BPO customer service representatives (60), human resource managers (50), proofreaders (50), subtitlers (50), bus conductors (50), bus drivers (50), manufacturing bundlers (50), and production utility (50).
Meanwhile, for the overseas vacancies which are mostly bound to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Japan, and Romania countries, job vacancies include office and facility cleaning workers (80), sales ladies (80), food attendants (50), general cleaners/workers (50), and electroplaters (50).
DOLE reminded the applicants to bring all pertinent documents needed as they apply for the position that suits their skills and credentials. For those who may fail during the job application, Gutib encouraged them to visit DTI and try venturing into an enterprise or business. (JAKA | PIA-10)
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