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Making Filipino Graduates More Employable
When the World Economic Forum (WEF) released its Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011, it painted a picture of the global economy at a time characterized by significant uncertainty. According to the… Read more
More Filipinos Added to Ranks of Those with ‘Vulnerable’ Jobs
THE NUMBER of Filipinos in vulnerable employment reached 15 million last year and accounted for more than 40% of all Filipino workers, the Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics (BLES)… Read more
Unemployed Nurses Urged to Try Hand at Entrepreneurship
Unemployed Filipino nurses should opt for entrepreneurial opportunities such as setting up clinics and small pharmacies, the government said on Sunday, noting the current oversupply of nurses. “Our vision for… Read more
Jobless Pinoys Face Deportation in N Marianas
Hundreds of jobless Filipinos in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) have until November 27 this year to find a new employer or face deportation from the United… Read more
Philippine Jobless Rate Down to 7.3% – Baldoz
Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz reported that the Philippine unemployment rate has dropped to 7.3 per cent during the first six months of this year. The report was made Wednesday during… Read more
100 Filipino Nurses to Lose Jobs as Peninsula Hospital Center in NY Closes
More than 100 Filipino registered nurses and hospital workers are among the 1,000 regular employees facing unemployment with the imminent closure of the cash-strapped Peninsula Hospital Center in Far Rockaway,… Read more
Age Limit and Job Discrimination in the Philippines
With incidents such as the Arab Spring in the Middle East and North Africa, devastating tsunami and earthquakes in Japan, overseas Filipino workers (OFW) are often at risk of losing… Read more
Pinoys in Spain Seek Other EU Jobs Amid Record Unemployment
Many Filipinos have decided to look for other job opportunities outside of Spain as the country continues to experience an economic crisis. Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) Mark Anthony Fernandez and… Read more
OFWs Lose Jobs due to Arab Spring, Japan Quake
A wave of revolutions in the Middle East, a tidal wave of apocalyptic dimensions in Japan. These events thousands of miles away from the Philippines, and yet, their impact on… Read more
Expert: ‘Saudization’ to Cut OFW Jobs in Saudi
Jobs for overseas Filipino workers in Saudi Arabia will soon grow less, according to a recruitment expert, as the looming implementation of a new labor policy there will compel companies… Read more
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