A TOTAL of 15,183 local and overseas job vacancies will be offered by 110 companies and recruitment agencies during the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Negros Island Region’s job fair at the Negros Oriental Convention Center on May 1 to commemorate this year’s Labor Day celebration.
Of the total job openings, around 7,062 will be offered for local employment and 8,121 for overseas work.
Bannering this year’s theme “Kinabukasan sigurado sa disenteng trabaho,” the job fairs will be conducted simultaneously at the Negros Oriental Convention Center in Dumaguete City and SM City Bacolod in Negros Occidental.
This is intended to facilitate the employment of jobseekers where they can meet in one venue several employers who are looking for applicants who can fill up their vacancies.
Johnson Cañete, interim director of DOLE-NIR, said the agency is all set for this year’s Labor Day commemoration. Activities include the launching of “Lakaw ko, Edukasyon Mo,” jobs and career fairs, trade fair, RTWPB and DTI’s Diskwento Caravan, Government Mitigation for K to 12 Program Implementation Orientation for would be-displaced teaching and non-teaching personnel and pre-Mother’s Day celebration.
Tesda will also offer free services such as massage, haircut, manicure and pedicure, and workers forum.