Romania needs 150,000 construction workers
Construction and health care workers would be needed in several countries in Europe, the Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) said.
In a report submitted to Labor Secretary Arturo Brion, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said about 150,000 construction workers will be needed in Romania while Norway will require 3,000 healthcare workers.
"Romania which experiences labor shortages needs roughly 150,000 construction workers at present," said POEA administrator Rosalinda Baldoz.
According to Baldoz, Romania who recently joined the European Union is busy building airports, bridges as well as infrastructure projects for the manufacturing and industrial businesses.
Posting an annual eight percent growth rate and having 22 million population, analysts predicts Romania's economy to further boom in the next coming years.
For Norway, Baldoz said they are expecting Filipino nurses to corner the 3,000 vacancy for health workers in particular nurses and care givers in the next three years.
She said they are now coordinating with the two host countries for the upcoming deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs).
Aside from Romania and Norway, she said the Italy market would be good for the OFWs with the host government increasing the quota to 5,000 from the 3,000 earlier approved for regular workers.
Information Technology (IT) professionals, health workers, construction, hotel and food service staff and other skilled workers will also be in demand in other countries in Europe such as United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, France, Ireland, Finland, Belgium, Czech Republic and Azerbaijan.
The administrator said they are hoping to still reached the 1 million deployment target this 2008 which President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo vowed in her very first State of the Nation Address (Sona) after being elected in May 2004.
For 2007, a total of 1.07 million Filipino workers were deployed last year higher by one percent that the OFWs deployed in 2006 with 1.06 million.
Baldoz also noted that they are expecting more professionals and skilled OFWs to leave the country and work abroad for this year. - Sun-Star
In a report submitted to Labor Secretary Arturo Brion, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said about 150,000 construction workers will be needed in Romania while Norway will require 3,000 healthcare workers.
"Romania which experiences labor shortages needs roughly 150,000 construction workers at present," said POEA administrator Rosalinda Baldoz.
According to Baldoz, Romania who recently joined the European Union is busy building airports, bridges as well as infrastructure projects for the manufacturing and industrial businesses.
Posting an annual eight percent growth rate and having 22 million population, analysts predicts Romania's economy to further boom in the next coming years.
For Norway, Baldoz said they are expecting Filipino nurses to corner the 3,000 vacancy for health workers in particular nurses and care givers in the next three years.
She said they are now coordinating with the two host countries for the upcoming deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs).
Aside from Romania and Norway, she said the Italy market would be good for the OFWs with the host government increasing the quota to 5,000 from the 3,000 earlier approved for regular workers.
Information Technology (IT) professionals, health workers, construction, hotel and food service staff and other skilled workers will also be in demand in other countries in Europe such as United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, France, Ireland, Finland, Belgium, Czech Republic and Azerbaijan.
The administrator said they are hoping to still reached the 1 million deployment target this 2008 which President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo vowed in her very first State of the Nation Address (Sona) after being elected in May 2004.
For 2007, a total of 1.07 million Filipino workers were deployed last year higher by one percent that the OFWs deployed in 2006 with 1.06 million.
Baldoz also noted that they are expecting more professionals and skilled OFWs to leave the country and work abroad for this year. - Sun-Star
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