Archive for the ‘Job News’ Category
Thursday, June 11th, 2009
MANILA, Philippines—Vendors, sari-sari (variety) store owners, drivers of public utility vehicles and other self-employed workers now represent half of the country's 33-million workforce, according to a labor official.
Teresita Peralta, chief of the Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics (BLES), said on Wednesday, workers in the informal sector reached 16.5 million ...
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Thursday, May 14th, 2009
MANILA, Philippines—The nationwide government-sponsored job fair on May 1 resulted in the hiring on the spot of about 10,000 jobseekers, the Department of Labor and Employment said Wednesday.
Labor Secretary Marianito Roque said the fair, dubbed “Jobapolooza ’09” also referred 16,442 job seekers for employment in participating firms that offered highly ...
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Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
EARLIER this week, in Boracay President Gloria Arroyo spoke enthusiastically about the tourism industry. She said, in a report printed online by the President’s website, that tourism-generated jobs can substantially meet the employment demand in parts of the country due to the “labor intensive” nature of tourism services.
The President said ...
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