July 27, 2004
RP gets 6,000 quota from Korea EPS
The Philippine Overseas Employment
Administration said the South Korean Ministry of Labor has allocated
an initial quota of 6,000 for the Philippines as it implements the
new employment permit system on August 2004.
Bae
Han-jin, First Secretary of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in
the Philippines, in a letter to POEA, said the quota refers to the
number of workers, which will be included in the list of available
workforce from the Philippines for the period August to December
2004. The allocation is for 3,500 workers in the manufacturing
industry and 2,500 for the construction sector.
But according to Bae Han-jin,
inclusion in the list does not guarantee an offer of employment. He
added that the figure does not mean the same number of workers would
be hired. The decision to hire any worker from the list for a
particular job opening is the sole prerogative of the employer.
POEA
Administrator Rosalinda D. Baldoz said the 6,000 names, in addition
to the 2,096 OFWs who have previously worked in Korea and have
availed of its amnesty program for foreign workers, shall be
submitted to the Korean labor ministry on August 2004 for selection
by employers. The selection of the names to be submitted to Korea
will be based on a new set of criteria formulated by POEA like
length and quality of work experience and training, education, and
personality and medical test results.
Baldoz said some 185,000 job seekers
have registered with POEA’s manpower registry division and the
regional offices since May 14 to July 13, 2004 when the quota
allocation was received by POEA. All application received as of July
13, 2004 shall be considered for complying with the 6,000 initial
quota. Applications received after the date shall be processed for
inclusion in subsequent allocation.
Among the 185,000 registrants, 129,000
have qualified based on the initial criteria set in the memorandum
of agreement with Korea like age, criminal record, education,
training and work experience. The names of applicants who were not
included in the manpower pool for Korea shall remain in the POEA’s
manpower registry for possible selection for other job vacancies.
Baldoz
said POEA will notify the 6,000 applicants by mail for their
interview and medical examinations.
Baldoz
added that some 35,000 of the registrant have incomplete information
and documents and their names will be posted in the POEA website
poea.gov.ph.
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