There are 5,000 jobs waiting for Filipinos workers in Slovenia. Another 2,000 slots are open in Canada.
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This was revealed by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) in Manila earlier this week.
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The worker categories sought in Canada are both “skilled and semi-skilled”.
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The Philippine Star reported that the POEA, the agency tasked to look after expat Filipino workers, is now fast tracking the agreement between Canada to process the applications.
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“There is already an agreement…it will be a government-to-government track and it’s being prepared…we’re finalising the bilateral labour agreements,” POEA Administrator Bernard Olalia told Philippine media in Filipino language. “Then, we will be ready to start the deployment.”
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Philippine Labour Secretary Silvestre Bello III was also quoted as saying that Slovenia was seeking Philippine approval for the deployment of up to 5,000 skilled and semi-skilled labor to supplement their workforce.
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POEA added that Slovenia is also looking for up to 5,000 Filipino workers. The POEA stated that salaries could reach $1,000 or Php50,000 to Php75,000 a month.
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Interested applicants are told prepare their requirements like passport and certification while the agreements is being finalised.
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The Star report also states that jobs open to Filipinos include healthcare workers, nurses, engineers, truck drivers, heavy machine and equipment operators, household service and other industries.
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