Employment – International

MANILA, Philippines—Policies taken by the so-called Group of 20 major economies (G20) in response to the economic crisis have saved or created some 21 million jobs since last year, according to the United Nations International Labor Organization (ILO).

MANILA, Philippines – Fewer Filipino nurses and other professionals are getting hired abroad, the local recruitment industry reported yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said Monday that the government is sending au pairs, not domestic helpers to Switzerland.

Italy is in need of Filipino nurses sooner than later, a former envoy said. Philippe Lhuiller, who served as Philippine ambassador to Italy from 1999 until January 2010, said, “They really need nurses. There are hospitals, at least five of them near our embassy, have closed shop because of the shortage of nurses.”

A SENIOR British migration official has raised concern on the rising fraudulent visa applications from the Philippines, particularly on the abuse of student visas being used by unskilled workers seeking jobs in Britain.

(Q&A) The path for labour markets to return to pre-crisis levels remains long and signs of recovery in the economy are yet to be translated into jobs, says a new study by the ILO. The paper also shows how job losses are unequally distributed across regions and economic sectors, and between developed and developing countries.…

THE PHILIPPINES’ “good practices” in migrant workers’ policy is a model that Bangladesh would want to copy, according to Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dipu Moni.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Thursday signed into law a package of tax breaks and spending designed to give the US a jobs boost by encouraging the private sector to start hiring again.

ROME, Italy – The “Patronato” or agencies helping migrants in Italy regarding immigration laws are busy informing overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) about “Direct Hiring 2010” or “Milleproroghe”.

SINGAPORE: Construction workers from Bangladesh, hotel staff from the Philippines, waitresses from China, shipyard welders from Myanmar, technology professionals from India—Singapore has them all.

Saying “We will be in the street wherever the fight for jobs is being fought,” members of the AFL-CIO Executive Council today issued a call to action for the entire union and progressive movement to put America back to work and ensure those whose reckless acts created this jobs crisis pay a price.

MANILA, Philippines—A prime destinations of Filipino workers, Singapore is implementing a comprehensive reduction of its reliance on, and accommodation of, foreign labor force.

MANILA, Philippines — Australia’s Work and Holiday Visa Program, also referred to as the “Working Holiday Maker Visa Program, offers young professionals from other countries the great chance to have a holiday vacation while being employed there.

LONDON, United Kingdom—Britain has temporarily suspended student visa applications from northern India, Nepal, and Bangladesh after a sharp rise in numbers, the UK Border Agency (Ukba) said Sunday.

“Some people are just very greedy. In a place where you can get away with crime for profit, it will continue. Traffickers are smart in Cebu and they get away with it. The pimps and the brothels make a lot of money.”

Major development projects in Middle Eastern countries make the region still the top labor market for overseas Filipino workers (OFW) for 2010 and the years after, according to the government’s overseas employment agency.

MANILA, Philippines – Filipino nurses, caregivers and factory workers can look forward to more jobs in Japan and South Korea.

MANILA, Philippines – More workers in the construction and oil industries are needed in the United States this year, according to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA).

MANILA, Philippines – Thousands of jobs await highly skilled Filipino workers in Australia next year, Labor Secretary Marianito Roque announced yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines – The number of Filipino skilled workers hired in Dubai and other cities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) slightly dropped this year due to the prevailing financial crisis.

MANILA, Philippines – After a three-year deployment ban, the government may resume the sending of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Lebanon next year.

Foreign countries still reeling from global financial crisis deliberately slowed down this year their demand for Filipino workers, according to data released by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA).

MANILA, Philippines – More Filipino workers were hired in various countries abroad despite the prevailing global financial crisis, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) reported Thursday.

MANILA, Philippines – The outlook for overseas employment opportunities in 2010 is bleak with international labor markets virtually closed because most economies are still hurting from the onslaught of the global financial crisis.

ABU DHABI—When you arrive at this oil-rich nation’s swanky airports, look up at the massive glass skyscrapers and walk into luxury hotels, you won’t be mistaken if you think Filipino hands helped make all this progress possible.

MANILA, Philippines—A government-owned hospital in Saudi Arabia is now recruiting 300 Filipino male medical workers, Labor Secretary Marianito Roque said Sunday.

CALIFORNIA, United States—The unemployment rate in the United States rose to 10.2 percent last month, the highest recorded since April 2003. There are now 15.7 million unemployed based on a US Department of Labor report.

I just read an Internet posting that talked about an ongoing reverse brain drain to India and China. The post was by Vivek Wadhwa, an entrepreneur turned academic who is now a Visiting Scholar at UC-Berkeley, among other positions. He talked about attending a meeting organized by the Think India Foundation, a think-tank in Silicon…

MANILA, Philippines – German shipping firms are still hiring new Filipino workers in spite of the effects of the global financial crisis, a ranking official said.

LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines – Some 20,000 Filipinos are needed to work at the newly established Integrated Free Export Zone (IFEZ) Incheon, South Korea, according to presidential economic adviser and Albay governor Joey Salceda.