MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in compliance with the National Employment Recovery Strategy (NERS) is aiming at reaching its goal of generating one million jobs by the end of the year.
NERS 2021-2022 is an employment recovery plan addressing the changes in the labor market brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Layunin po ng programa na ito na makapag-hire o makapag-recruit po tayo ng mga manggagawa para ma-fill up ‘yung ating mga vacancies sa construction sector at saka sa manufacturing sector,” said DOLE Assistant Secretary Dominique Tutay.
The official said they are also looking into job opportunities in information technology and business process outsourcing sectors.
Citing the latest quarterly labor force survey from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), Tutay said the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic has greatly affected the country’s labor force.
However, the DOLE together with other concerned agencies has laid plans to be able to achieve its target under NERS.
“Ang iba pong mga hakbang na ginagawa natin ngayon is ongoing po ang ating vaccination rollout para doon sa mga workers ng construction sector at saka manufacturing sector,” ASec Tutay said.
“Nagkaroon din tayo ng pagpupulong sa SSS at sa Pag-IBIG dahil iyon pong mga job seekers na rine-recruit po ng ating mga kumpanya ay nahihirapan po sila sa pre-employment documentary requirements,” she added.
DOLE assures working closely with NERS Task Force and various government agencies to ensure improvements in the country’s labor market amid the pandemic.
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