Repatriated from Libya? There are local, overseas jobs available for you


August 5, 2014 4:26pm
21 repatriated OFWs arrived from Libya
21 repatriated OFWs arrived from Libya. Twenty-one overseas Filipino workers arrive at the NAIA Terminal 1 on Saturday, August 2, after their mandatory repatriation from strife-torn Libya. The Philippines urged its 13,000 workers in Libya to leave the North African nation now while they still can, warning that the remaining exit routes were closing fast.AFP/Jay Directo
Close to 1,000 local and overseas jobs are available for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were repatriated from strife-torn Libya, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced Tuesday.

Of the 979 construction and engineering-related job vacancies, 854 or 87 percent are local while the remaining 125 or 13 percent are for abroad.

According to the DOLE's Bureau of Local Employment, the available positions are in the National Capital Region, Regions, 1, 3, IV-A, 8, 12 and Caraga.

Overseas, the available job vacancies, as posted on Phil-Jobnet, are in Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Malaysia.

In Singapore:
  • Civil engineers (50)
  • Engineering (30)

In Saudi Arabia:
  • Construction painter (2)
  • Civil engineer (3)
  • Mechanical engineer (3)
  • High voltage electrical engineering technician (2)
  • Heating, ventilation, and air condition engineer (2)
  • Materials engineer (2)
  • Structural engineer (2)
  • Civil engineering draftsman (1)
  • Cost engineer (1)
  • Electrical engineer (1)
  • Engineer (1)
  • Production engineer (1)
  • Production engineering supervisor (1)
  • Snitary engineer (1)

In Qatar:
  • Construction foreman (6)
  • Construction equipment operator (4)
  • Site engineer (3)
  • Production engineer (2)
  • Production engineering assistant supervisor (2)
  • Equipment control engineer (1)
  • Industrial engineer (1)
  • Electrical engineer (1)

In Malaysia:
  • Chemical engineers (2)

"These are only for engineering jobs. The BLE is still collating the job vacancies for medical and other professional workers," said Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz.

According to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), only about 1,000 of the estimated 13,000 Filipinos in Libya have availed of the government-led repatriation so far. Most reportedly prefer to stay in the area and keep their jobs despite the dangers there.

The DFA raised the alert level in Libya to 4 (Mandatory Repatriation) last July 20.

Libya's government and weak military have been unable to control two armed factions who have been fighting for nearly three weeks. Most Western governments have evacuated their embassies after clashes erupted in Tripoli and the eastern city of Benghazi, fearing Libya is sliding back into civil war three years after the uprising that ousted Muammar Gaddafi. —KBK, GMA News

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