FILIPINOS URGED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MORE OPEN GERMAN LABOR MARKET

By Liezelle Soriano

MANILA — Filipinos have been urged to take advantage of the more open labor market in Germany following the passage of legislation in the European country for easier entry of foreign workers.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made the invitation after a meeting with President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.

The Philippines and Germany signed the renewal of the “Cooperation Program” between the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) which will capacitate Filipino workers in the fields of digitalization and the green economy.

“The legislation that we’ve just passed lays the foundation and makes it a lot easier for people to have access to the German labor market,” Scholz said in a joint press conference with Marcos Jr.

“I believe it to be probably the most advanced and modern legislation in that regard. We know that our prosperity and growth depend on professional workers from outside and we want to create favorable conditions here,” he added.

For his part, Marcos recognized the importance of collaboration with Germany in skills vocational training as the Philippines gears to transform its economy.

(el Amigo/MNM)