DOLE sets Labor Day job fair in Davao City, eyes 7K vacancies

DAVAO CITY -- Nearly 7,000 local and overseas job vacancies are open for the two-day Labor Day job fair at the Gaisano Mall here on May 1-2.

Lawyer Jason Balais, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 11 (Davao region) assistant director, said Tuesday there are a total of 6,608 job vacancies, 3,045 of which are local jobs, and 3,563 are overseas employment.

Balais said 59 local and 20 overseas employers are participating in the Labor Day job fair.

He said the Top 10 workers in demand in other countries are nurses, cleaners, teacher assistants, waiters/waitresses, female on-call cleaners, sales associates, welders, service crew, household service workers, and manicurists/pedicurists.

The Top 10 workers in demand for local employment are carpenters, masons, production crew, customer service representatives, service crew, sales associates/clerks/promo, field collection officers, mechanics, drivers, and electricians.

Marlito Ayala, DOLE-11 employment focal person, noted the decrease in the number of local and overseas employers participating in the job fair.

Ayala, however, attributed this to the DOLE's strict vetting policy for participating employers, adding that those invited to the job fair are employers who actually hire potential employees and not just collect applicants. (PNA)