Labor Day job fair set in Baguio

By Julie G. Fianza

BAGUIO CITY - The city government shall conduct a jobs fair on May 1 and 2 at the Baguio Convention Center.

            According to PESO officer RomeldaEscano, the May 1 affair shall have no less than 35 local offices offering job vacancies while on May 2, interested applicants may look around for foreign employment from at least 25 agencies. 

            Other activities shall be conducted at the venue: seminar on anti-illegal recruitment, pre-employment orientation seminar, free online job search services, free overseas calls and free haircut and massage.

            The job fair and services are being sponsored by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (POEA), Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Civil Service Commission (CSC), and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

            A media sponsor ABS-CBN is also working with the offices for the benefit of employees and employers, both here and abroad, while other sponsors, opted to conduct jobs fair in their own respective venues.

            Vacancies include, for local employment; services for call centers, Information Technology, Medical Transcription, and Food and Beverage services. Foreign employment needs include medical services, engineering and construction and other skilled blue-collar jobs.