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The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration has issued a follow up on its warning against fake job offers often spread via email or social media. POEA said it has recently received a forwarded email notifying a recipient that he…
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It is likely that Filipino nurses would continue to choose higher paying jobs abroad after President Aquino vetoed the measure that would have raised the minimum wage of entry level nursing jobs in the Philippines to P26,000. “President…
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The recruitment sector has expressed its support with the plan of the next administration to establish a separate department to look after the welfare of overseas Filipino workers. However, industry leaders like Lito Soriano called on…
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Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Labor has ordered that all jobs in the telecoms sector must employ Saudi nationals and foreigners are banned from taking up any job in the sector. According to Arab News, Ministry spokesman Khaled bin Abdulaziz…
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Last year, the Manila Times hailed the country as one of the fastest-growing economies in South East Asia with a GDP (gross domestic product) average of 5.6 percent in the first three quarters on strong demand and more jobs and investments.…
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More than 2 million Filipinos are in the Middle East, mostly in 6 GCC countries and in Iran. They could easily be affected by political and economic security threats and emergencies which could make them return to the Philippines.…
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Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Rail cuts almost a third of its workforce Etihad Rail has cut about 30 per cent of its workforce, as Abu Dhabi seeks to trim costs after the slump in the oil. “We have introduced a restructuring initiative across the…
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The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) cautions overseas job applicants to be extra careful in considering employment offers through e-mail. Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac said the Philippine Embassy in Lisbon has…
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Healthcare professionals seeking to practice in Qatar are only given up to five attempts to pass the Prometric qualifying examination, according to the country's Supreme Council of Health (SCH). In line with a decision of the Permanent…
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The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has barred Filipinos from working at the following countries effective immediately: Afghanistan Chad Cuba Haiti Mali Mauritania Niger Somalia Zimbabwe “All POEA operating…
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