MORE than 64,000 jobs are set to be offered by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) when the Labor Day job fair returns two years after it was prohibited due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
In an online press briefing, DOLE spokesman Rolly Francia said 64,485 local and overseas job vacancies will await jobseekers come May 1. The number includes 52,237 local jobs and 12,248 overseas employment opportunities.
He said the jobs are set to be offered by 641 participating employers nationwide. Of the 641 firms, 588 are local employers and 53 are recruitment agencies and foreign employers.
Among local jobs, to be offered are production operator/machine operator, customer service representative, collection specialist, retail/sales agent/promodiser, and market research interviewer.
Most of them belong to the industries of manufacturing, business process outsourcing, and retail/sales.
Top overseas employment opportunities are for nurse/nurse aide, waiter/waitress/food server, household service worker, kitchen helper/assistant cook, and saleslady/salesperson.
Majority of the jobs abroad are in the Middle East (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Kuwait); followed by Europe (Germany, Poland, and UK); and Asia (Japan, Taiwan, and Singapore).
According to DOLE Assistant Secretary Dominique Tutay, the May 1 job fairs will be hybrid, or done physical and virtually.
“There are areas that will still have online and, at the same time, physical activities. We will accommodate both,” said Tutay.
During Labor Day 2021, job fairs were limited to the virtual platform due to the pandemic.
A total of 24 venues have been tapped for the physical job fairs, namely, Baguio Convention Center, Arroceros Forest Park (Manila), Parañaque City Hall Grounds, 3F MMX Center, Magic Mall (Urdaneta City, Pangasinan), Tagudin Farmers Center (Tagudin, Ilocos Sur), Robinsons Place Ilocos (San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte), Robinsons Place Santiago (Isabela), Kingsborough International Convention Center (Pampanga), St. Thomas Academy Gymnasium (Poblacion 3, City of Sto. Tomas, Batangas), Vista Mall San Agustin (Dasmariñas, Cavite), Camp Vicente Lim (Brgy. Canlubang, Calamba, Laguna), Pacific Mall, ML (Lucena City, Quezon), Ynares Event Center Capitol Grounds (Antipolo City, Rizal), Robinsons Place Palawan (Puerto Princesa City), and Robinsons Place Naga.
Also in the list are SM City Iloilo (Iloilo City), SM Trade Hall, SM City Cebu (Juan Luna Ave. Ext., Cebu City), Lamberto Macias Sports Complex, (Dumaguete City), and Robinsons North Tacloban.
Completing the list are KCC Mall de Zamboanga (Zamboanga City), University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (Cagayan de Oro), NCCC Victoria (Bajada, Davao City), KCC Events Center, KCC Mall of Marbel (Koronadal City), and Robinsons Place Butuan.
