Job prospects in Subic, Clark for ex-OFWs from Taiwan
AFTER a worrisome slowdown in the deployment of overseas Filipino workers to Taiwan due to falsified travel and work documents, Labor Secretary Arturo Brion said plans are underway to establish a pool of displaced OFWs from Taiwan for possible local jobs in Taiwan companies to be put up in Subic and Clark economic zones.
Faked papers abound among OFWs who have exhausted their six-year maximum period of stay in Taiwan and who cannot go back in accordance with Taiwan labor policy.
Brion said this plan was discussed with Taiwanese businessmen during his recent trip to Taipei. He said he welcomes the idea as it underscores the reputation of OFWs as highly dependable and proficient workers.
“Our workers’ exemplary attitude and dedication to their craft has become our global trademark. It has not only propelled us to be one of the most preferred workers overseas but more significantly, it has enticed multinational companies to put up businesses here,” he stressed.
“It demonstrates too the ‘brain gain’ that we derive from overseas employment as these workers will use the experience they secured from working in Taiwan,” he added.
Brion said the department and its attached agencies and bureaus are expected to set up a system for the registration of former Taiwan OFWs within the first quarter of 2007. He said this database may be used by Taiwanese firms in facilitating the hiring of their employees.
Labor statistics show that OFWs in Taiwan easily outnumber other foreign workers in the manufacturing sector, which includes industries such as telecommunications, electronics, audio-visual products, electronic spare parts and peripherals, and electrical manufacturing.
Veronica Uy - INQ7.net
Faked papers abound among OFWs who have exhausted their six-year maximum period of stay in Taiwan and who cannot go back in accordance with Taiwan labor policy.
Brion said this plan was discussed with Taiwanese businessmen during his recent trip to Taipei. He said he welcomes the idea as it underscores the reputation of OFWs as highly dependable and proficient workers.
“Our workers’ exemplary attitude and dedication to their craft has become our global trademark. It has not only propelled us to be one of the most preferred workers overseas but more significantly, it has enticed multinational companies to put up businesses here,” he stressed.
“It demonstrates too the ‘brain gain’ that we derive from overseas employment as these workers will use the experience they secured from working in Taiwan,” he added.
Brion said the department and its attached agencies and bureaus are expected to set up a system for the registration of former Taiwan OFWs within the first quarter of 2007. He said this database may be used by Taiwanese firms in facilitating the hiring of their employees.
Labor statistics show that OFWs in Taiwan easily outnumber other foreign workers in the manufacturing sector, which includes industries such as telecommunications, electronics, audio-visual products, electronic spare parts and peripherals, and electrical manufacturing.
Veronica Uy - INQ7.net
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