Australia gives priority to engineers, construction, medical, IT workers

The Australian government is giving priority to migrants who have skills that are in critical need in the country. ... Read more

Gov’t to hire 180,000 workers for six months

The Philippine government will hire 180,000 temporary workers for six months as part of the government’s strategy to cushion the impact of the deepening global financial crisis on the average Filipinos. So far, some 39,000 workers have lost their jobs since last year according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo issued Executive Order No 738 last week, directing all Cabinet members to draw up and prepare emergency work programs and livelihood projects designed to benefit the vulnerable sectors of Philippine society.

She ordered all government agencies to set aside 1.5 percent of their respective allocations for maintenance, overhead and operating expenses for the six-month emergency employment program. Read more

Avoid West Bank, Gaza Strip

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is advising Filipinos against traveling to the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Read more

POEA warns against UK recruiters

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has issued an advisory warning nurses to be wary of going to work in London on a student visa. The POEA warned in particular against Filipino recruiters based in London who promise work in nursing homes for 20 hours with pay as part of the curriculum. Read more

DOLE team to help OFWs in Korea find jobs

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has sent a three-man team to Korea to help overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) find jobs or other means of livelihood before they lose their current employment due to the global economic crisis.

The team is composed of representatives from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), and the National Reintegration Center for OFWs (NRCO). Read more

How 2 Come to the UK | By CHARLES KELLY

Maximum ’10 NVQ appointments a day’ says British Embassy call centre in Manila

LONDON, United Kingdom – The NVQ visa crisis in Manila is getting worse by the day as hundreds of students try to submit their UK visa applications before Tier 4 comes into effect next month.... Read more

UKBA to require identity cards from more foreign nationals

By Charles Kelly
LONDON, United Kingdom – The UK Government is to extend the immigration categories for which Identity Cards will become a compulsory requirement.

In a news release on the Home Office website, the UK Border Agency (UKBA) announced that “regulations laid before Parliament on 9 February mean that even more successful applicants for leave to remain from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) are expected to receive identity cards for foreign nationals.” Read more

POEA job fair on Feb 25

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) will be holding a job fair on February 25 as part of the celebration of the 23rd Anniversary of EDSA Revolution. Read more

More expats leaving Dubai

More foreign workers or expatriates are leaving Dubai. News reports said many of them lost their jobs as a result of the effects of the global financial crisis on the Dubai economy. Read more

39,455 pass nurse licensure exams

Less than half the number of examinees passed the Nurse Licensure Examination last November.

On February 18, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced that 39,455 out of 88,649 passed exams given by the Board of Nursing
in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi,
Lucena, Tacloban, Tuguegarao, Sulu and Zamboanga last year. Read more

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