DOLE: 882 more OFWs from Libya being processed for redeployment

At least 882 more overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) displaced by the fighting in Libya are being processed for redeployment abroad, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said.

Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said this brings to 1,671 the number of OFWs who have expressed interest in working in countries other than Libya.

"Majority (of the) OFWs in Libya are skilled technical people and professionals whose expertise is highly in demand abroad," Baldoz said in a news release posted on the DOLE website.

She added the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) and concerned local recruitment agencies (LRAs) are prepared to assist in the redeployment process.

Citing a report from the DOLE’s Task Force Middle East, Baldoz said the 882 OFWs are preparing for re-deployment to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Algeria, and Papua New Guinea.

Last week, the task force reported at least 789 OFWs from Libya have been lined up for work in Kuwait, Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Singapore, United Arab Emirates and Algeria.

According to the Task Force, the latest batch of OFWs to be re-deployed includes 146 OFWs hired by Oasia Global Resources, 16 of whom are being processed for transfer to Papua New Guinea.

The biggest number of workers is 662 who are to be re-deployed by Asia Construction and Development Corporation to Angola (600), Madagascar (28), and South Africa (34).

Baldoz said the foreign principals are retaining the OFWs, an indication that foreign employers continue to prefer OFWs who are noted for their skills, industry, dependability, flexibility, resourcefulness, and positive disposition.

One the foreign principals will come to the Philippines in the third week of April to re-assign to its job sites in other countries OFWs it hired in Libya through the Omanfil International.

Most of the OFWs to be re-assigned are engineers engaged in construction work.

Also, Baldoz said other OFWs who were repatriated from Libya will receive job search assistance from the National Reintegration Center for OFWs.

"In fact, we have submitted their profiles to local companies such as AG&P, Jardine Engineering Corporation, and to the Federated Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FFCCII) whose members have expressed desire to help the OFWs find local employment," she said.

"The DOLE has also partnered with the Employers’ Confederation of the Philippines, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, FFCCCI, Philippine Retailers Association, and the EDSA People Power Commission which are mounting a job and livelihood fair for OFWs repatriated from Libya," she added.

OFWs in Libya consist of skilled workers and professionals in the construction industry. Others are engaged in IT services, hotels and restaurant business, and teaching. – GMA News

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