Thousands of overseas workers will be needed in Guam once the construction of a Naval Hospital worth US$700 million starts by the first quarter of 2011.
Citing a report from Saipan-based Labor Attaché Carmelina Velasquez, Department of Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said construction for the military facilities build up will be until 2020. Every year, a project worth about a billion US dollars will be awarded to a construction firm, requiring around 7,000 to 10,000 construction workers.
A Filipino contractor in Guam informed the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in the area that 50% of the required manpower can be sourced out from the Philippines because of its workers’ experience and track record of performance.
Labor Attachè Velasquez, in her report, said that considering Guam cannot accommodate all trainings for the relocation, the US military is looking at the island of Tinian in the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (CNMI) to provide opportunities for training groups of 200 marines or more due to greater land availability.
Velasquez said the proposed military training on Tinian includes firing ranges for long distance rifle, automated pistol combat, platoon battle course, field training, and airspace use. She added that should this project push through, there will also be employment opportunities for Filipino workers in CNMI.
The Labor Attaché said project biddings and awarding for the military facility construction are scheduled this year, although data on manpower requirements are not yet available as of press time.
In this light, the Philippine Embassy in Guam, through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), reiterated the "no recruitment fee" policy of the United States for foreign workers falling under the H2-B visa classification. The H2-B visa is a 10-month visa for short-term or seasonal workers in non-agricultural positions, such as in construction, cleaning, hotel, restaurant and landscape.
Philippine Consul General Bayani S. Mercado met with U.S. State Department Acting Fraud Prevention Manager Clay Allen to discuss joint measures to inform the general public about the U.S.' no recruitment policy' for the said working visa. This was in response to reports that many overseas Filipino workers paid manpower agencies substantial amounts for placement or recruitment fees.
In a separate statement, the POEA stressed that they have adopted a policy that prohibits charging of placement fees from those applying for jobs in countries that do not allow such fees since 2001. Aside from the U.S., other countries that prohibit this include the United Kingdom, Ireland, Israel, some parts of Canada (like Alberta, Manitoba, British Columbia, Seskatchewan), and the Netherlands.
POEA Administrator Jennifer Jardin-Manalili urged jobseekers to report recruitment agencies that charge such unnecessary fees and to contact POEA for any developments on the Guam labor market.
Citing a report from Saipan-based Labor Attaché Carmelina Velasquez, Department of Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said construction for the military facilities build up will be until 2020. Every year, a project worth about a billion US dollars will be awarded to a construction firm, requiring around 7,000 to 10,000 construction workers.
A Filipino contractor in Guam informed the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in the area that 50% of the required manpower can be sourced out from the Philippines because of its workers’ experience and track record of performance.
Labor Attachè Velasquez, in her report, said that considering Guam cannot accommodate all trainings for the relocation, the US military is looking at the island of Tinian in the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (CNMI) to provide opportunities for training groups of 200 marines or more due to greater land availability.
Velasquez said the proposed military training on Tinian includes firing ranges for long distance rifle, automated pistol combat, platoon battle course, field training, and airspace use. She added that should this project push through, there will also be employment opportunities for Filipino workers in CNMI.
The Labor Attaché said project biddings and awarding for the military facility construction are scheduled this year, although data on manpower requirements are not yet available as of press time.
In this light, the Philippine Embassy in Guam, through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), reiterated the "no recruitment fee" policy of the United States for foreign workers falling under the H2-B visa classification. The H2-B visa is a 10-month visa for short-term or seasonal workers in non-agricultural positions, such as in construction, cleaning, hotel, restaurant and landscape.
Philippine Consul General Bayani S. Mercado met with U.S. State Department Acting Fraud Prevention Manager Clay Allen to discuss joint measures to inform the general public about the U.S.' no recruitment policy' for the said working visa. This was in response to reports that many overseas Filipino workers paid manpower agencies substantial amounts for placement or recruitment fees.
In a separate statement, the POEA stressed that they have adopted a policy that prohibits charging of placement fees from those applying for jobs in countries that do not allow such fees since 2001. Aside from the U.S., other countries that prohibit this include the United Kingdom, Ireland, Israel, some parts of Canada (like Alberta, Manitoba, British Columbia, Seskatchewan), and the Netherlands.
POEA Administrator Jennifer Jardin-Manalili urged jobseekers to report recruitment agencies that charge such unnecessary fees and to contact POEA for any developments on the Guam labor market.
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