DOLE wants destination countries to assist gov't in training OFWs
Labor Sec. Arturo Brion has urged the destination countries of overseas Filipino workers to assist in the education and training of the workers to make them fully productive assets.
Speaking at the 4th Ministerial Consultations on Overseas Employment and Contractual Labor for Countries of Origin and Destination in Asia held in Abu Dhabi on January 21-22, Brion said the OFWs are contributing to the economic development of their host countries based on the education and training they acquired in the Philippines.
He said that under meaningful interdependence, it may only be fair that the countries of destination share with the Philippines part of the burden in the training and education of OFWs to ensure that needed skills are continually replenished.
He noted the Philippines ' proposal for destination countries to provide assistance in OFW training and education will boost labor-matching.
Brion joined other labor ministers from both countries of origin and destination in Asia such as Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, and Yemen at the ministerial consultation in Abu Dhabi dubbed the "Abu Dhabi Dialogue."
The consultation was held to establish collaborative undertakings in promoting the welfare of migrants and sustaining the benefits of contractual labor between countries of origin and destination.
Brion led the discussions on establishing series of partnerships between countries of origin and destination designed to leverage temporary labor mobility towards fostering development.
Aside from presenting the idea on sharing in the training and education of OFWs, Brion also pushed for the cooperation of destination countries in the Gulf region in the drive against the exploitation of vulnerable OFWs and other migrant workers by illegal recruiters who brought them to destination countries without proper documentation.
He said the country scored high in its efforts to stop the exploitation and promote the welfare of OFWs in the Middle East, citing the local drive against illegal recruitment.
Brion also boasted that the Philippines is already a step ahead among countries of origin in the management of labor mobility. He said the country now provides a whole cycle of protection that starts before the OFWs are deployed and continues onsite abroad and upon their return to the country. - GMANews.TV
Speaking at the 4th Ministerial Consultations on Overseas Employment and Contractual Labor for Countries of Origin and Destination in Asia held in Abu Dhabi on January 21-22, Brion said the OFWs are contributing to the economic development of their host countries based on the education and training they acquired in the Philippines.
He said that under meaningful interdependence, it may only be fair that the countries of destination share with the Philippines part of the burden in the training and education of OFWs to ensure that needed skills are continually replenished.
He noted the Philippines ' proposal for destination countries to provide assistance in OFW training and education will boost labor-matching.
Brion joined other labor ministers from both countries of origin and destination in Asia such as Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, and Yemen at the ministerial consultation in Abu Dhabi dubbed the "Abu Dhabi Dialogue."
The consultation was held to establish collaborative undertakings in promoting the welfare of migrants and sustaining the benefits of contractual labor between countries of origin and destination.
Brion led the discussions on establishing series of partnerships between countries of origin and destination designed to leverage temporary labor mobility towards fostering development.
Aside from presenting the idea on sharing in the training and education of OFWs, Brion also pushed for the cooperation of destination countries in the Gulf region in the drive against the exploitation of vulnerable OFWs and other migrant workers by illegal recruiters who brought them to destination countries without proper documentation.
He said the country scored high in its efforts to stop the exploitation and promote the welfare of OFWs in the Middle East, citing the local drive against illegal recruitment.
Brion also boasted that the Philippines is already a step ahead among countries of origin in the management of labor mobility. He said the country now provides a whole cycle of protection that starts before the OFWs are deployed and continues onsite abroad and upon their return to the country. - GMANews.TV
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