Source PIA Information Services

Iloilo City (12 May) — More job opportunities abroad abound for Filipino workers this year despite the global economic slowdown.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said that Libya needs more than 16,000 foreign workers in the construction, oil and gas, hotels, in the medical and other services this year.
“For this year, more than 16,000 job opportunities in Libya are available as this country continues to be in need of foreign workers for its numerous development projects,” said Labor and Employment Secretary Marianito Roque in a department press release.
He cited a report from Labor Attache Nasser S. Mustafa of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Tripoli which showed that various companies in Libya are currently recruiting thousands of OFWs and even expected to recruit more OFWs in the coming years.
Roque said that while jobs were lost in countries affected by the global economic crisis, the employment situation in Libya remains upbeat and highly favorable for OFWs.
“Libya is impervious of the harsh effects of the global crisis due largely to its oil resources, noting that its government continuously focuses on this country’s development with vigor,” said Roque in the press report.
Right now, Roque said, Libya focuses on the construction aspect of its development.
“Korean firms like Daewoo, Hyundai, and Al Nahr are currently recruiting thousands of OFWs for their development and construction projects in Libya,” he added.
These firms are reportedly in need of Filipino engineers, other professionals, and skilled construction workers for the construction of Libya’s man-made river, hotels, power plants, housing units, and road and renovation projects.
Also, oil firms in Libya have signified their intention to recruit professionals and skilled oil and gas workers from the Philippines.
Roque added that the POLO in Tripoli has started talks with the Libyan health ministry for the recruitment of around 4,000 Filipino medical workers for the Tripoli and Benghazi Medical Centers and other hospitals and clinics in Libya.
The Tripoli-based POLO is also looking up to opportunities for OFWs in Algeria, Chad, Malta, and Morocco particularly in hotel, oil and gas, and technical services sectors.
“The employment prospects in Libya and nearby nations are favorable for OFWs as they continue to be the preferred choice among foreign employers,” Roque said noting that OFWs have become popular abroad not only for their skills, industry, adaptability, and facility with the English language but also especially for their cheery disposition. (PIA)

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