DOLE: Job Opportunities Abroad Available for OFWs Repatriated from Libya, Yemen
Overseas Filipino workers repatriated fron Libya and Yemen can be redeployed to several prospective host countries in need of their skills, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration said.
POEA head Hans Leo Cacdac listed other foreign job markets for the OFWs affected by mandatory repatriation in the two strife-torn countries.
– managers (general and assistant);
– clerks (library, filing, material and production planning, stock);
– bakers pastry cooks, and confectionery makers;
– bricklayers, stonemason, and tile setters;
– carpenters, joiners, and parquetry workers;
– construction workers, laborers/general helpers; mach fitters/assemblers, machine tool operators;
– motor and automotive mechanic, crane, hoist, earthmoving and related machinery operators.
Also needed are:
– plumbers and pipefitters, production and related workers, riggers and cable splicers, structural and metal preparers and erectors;
– production supervisors and general foremen, welders and flame-cutters, electrical wiremen; – engineering technicians, civil, electrical and electronics engineers, nurses, building caretakers, charworkers cleaners, cooks and related workers;
– fire-fighters, housekeeping and related service workers; waiters, and bartenders.
Skilled workers in Yemen who can be redeployed to other host countries include:
– accountants, administrative officers, anaesthesiologist, architects, finance, purchasing, coordinator, and secretarial assistants;
– flight attendants, baby sitters, caregivers and domestic workers, baker, bartender, beautician, charworkers (cleaners and maintenance personnel);
– clerk/receptionist, document, material and quality controllers;
– assistant cooks, banquet coordinators, cooks and chefs;
– dieticians and dieticians’ assistants;
– draftsmen, electricians, engineers, heavy equipment mechanics, managers and supervisors, mechanics, midwives, nurses, machine operators, painters, security officers, supervisors, teachers and teaching assistants;
– technicians, x-ray technicians, welders, and wiremen.
The POEA report prompted Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz to suggest to repatriated OFWs to avail of the redeployment scheme.
“Our repatriation to redeployment for re-employment plan guarantees the security as well as the economic welfare of our OFWs. We need to quickly respond,” she said.
Also, Baldoz said most of the skills deployed in Libya are semi-skilled, skilled and professional workers for the construction industry and healthcare professionals that are predominantly nurses.
“The workers in the construction industry that will be displaced or repatriated from Libya and Yemen can be assisted/referred for re-employment in other regions mainly in Asia and the Middle East,” she said.
Other job markets
Other job markets for plumbers include Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Canada, Iran, Algeria, Malaysia, Kuwait, and Oman.
Welders can be accommodated in KSA, UAE, Japan, PNG, Qatar, Algeria, Australia, Angola, Iran, South Africa, Singapore, Malaysia, Canada, Oman, and Equatorial Guinea.
Cooks can be referred in UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Qatar, Canada, Bahrain, Australia, Brunei, Singapore, and Oman.
Clerks/receptionists can be assisted to work in UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, and Bahrain.
Bookkeepers/cashiers can be referred in Bahrain, Brunei, KSA, UAE, and Qatar.
Painters may be referred to KSA, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Angola, Australia, Oman, and Timor Leste.
Security workers can find overseas employment in KSA, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Macau, Maldives, United Arab Emirates, and Qatar.
The most viable markets for displaced nurses and other health workers in Libya and Yemen are KSA, UAE, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Singapore and Taiwan.
International operations
POEA’s Cacdac also said 10 OFW employers in Libya have international operations where the displaced workers may be re-employed or transferred.
These are BAM International BV (Jordan, Tanzania); BKW Dredging & Contracting Limited (Bahrain, Cyprus, Finland, South Korea, Panama, Qatar, UAE); Consolidated Contractors Company (Jordan, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Northern Marianas, Saudi Arabia, UAE); Daewoo E&C Co Ltd/ Daewoo Corp. (South Korea, Lao PDR, Indonesia, Malaysia, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, UAE); Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction Co. Ltd (South Korea, Saudi Arabia); Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co. Ltd (Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Egypt, Hong Kong, Indonesia, South Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Myanmar, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Taiwan, UAE, Vietnam); and JGC Corporation (Argentina, China, Japan, Malaysia, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, UAE).
But Cacdac said the redeployment plan must be systematically carried out and be made clear to government agencies, the workers, and the private sector.
Implementation system
He said a technical working group will observe the implementation system of the redeployment plan, where:
– The POLO in a potential host country shall transmit the specific job demand for the Libya or Yemen OFWs, specifying the name and location of the employer, list of job orders, positions, salaries, and terms of employment.
– The specific job demand shall be transmitted to the POEA and POLO in Tunisia (for Libya OFWs) and in Riyadh (for Yemen OFWs).
-The POEA shall communicate with the Philippine recruitment agency accredited to the specific employer. The POEA shall contact the PHL recruiter about the specific job demand. If there is no PRA accredited to the employer, the POEA-government placement branch shall process the documentation of the worker, upon accreditation of the employer with the POEA.
– The POLO in Tunisia/Riyadh shall announce the specific job demand to the Libya/Yemen Philippine community, and shall encourage OFWs to register with the POEA E-Registration facility (www.eregister.poea.gov.ph).
– The PRA shall locate Libya/Yemen OFW applicants through the POEA E-Registration site (www.eregister.poea.gov.ph) and shall contact pre-qualified applicants.
– The recruitment agency shall process the pre-qualified applicant through qualification requirements of the employer. If the applicant is accepted for employment, an employment contract shall be sent to the worker for signing.
– The qualified worker shall be issued a working visa by the host country embassy in Tunisia, and the POLO Tunisia shall review the employment contract and issue the corresponding overseas employment certificate (OEC) to the worker.
– The worker shall then proceed to his/her new employment in the new host country. Travel costs shall be at the expense of the employer or the DFA.
– If the worker opts to go home to the Philippines before assuming new employment in new host country, the OEC may be issued by POEA offices in the Philippines. Travel costs shall be shouldered by either the new employer or the DFA.