By Junex Doronio
MANILA — Good news for those who want to work abroad as the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has bared that the Czech Republic and Austria have struck an agreement with the Philippines for the sustainable recruitment of 5,000 to 10,000 skilled workers.
The DMW said in exchange for Filipino healthcare workers, these countries will sponsor scholarships for Filipino students to ensure an adequate number of skilled workers in the country.
On the other hand, the Ambassador of Italy expressed his country’s interest in accepting more overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).
“We might have more and more Filipino and Filipina nurses in Italy, but also in other kinds of sectors even more professional than that. Even engineers,” Italian ambassador Marco Clemente said.
According to DMW, it has spoken to Hungarian labor officials who have offered “world-class” benefits that include housing for qualified OFWs in the manufacturing, agricultural, and hospitality sectors.
“Gusto din nila tumulong (They want to help) to ensure that there will be more Filipino workers, not only for Austria but for the Philippines, so nandyan yung mga scholarship, yung mga training,” DMW Undersecretary for Policy and International Cooperation Attorney Patricia Yvonne Caunan quipped.
She added that Germany would also like to accommodate non-healthcare workers in their triple-win agreement with the Philippines.
“Ang maganda dito, as you know, yung mga opportunity dito. Hindi lamang sa ating workers, pati na para sa mga pamilya nila,” Caunan revealed.
The DMW advised interested applicants not to fall prey to scammers and to always check their list of available job orders via their website.
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