More Job Opportunities Made Available in Canada through Renewed MOU

Department of Labour and Immigration of Manitoba, Canada signed a renewed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) which aims to help recruit more overseas Filipino workers (OFW) and continue to ensure their protection.

DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz signed the MOU on behalf of the Philippines while Premier Greg Selinger signed on behalf of Manitoba in a simple function held in Makati City. Under the MOU, both parties will work together to enable Filipino workers to enter Manitoba under a process that is effective and clearly communicated to employers and workers alike.

The shared priorities for collaboration and cooperation under the new MOU include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Ensure that the need of Manitoba employers for Filipino workers with appropriate skills are met through training and credential-recognition activities;
2. Expedite the approval of selected workers for employment opportunities in Manitoba, including efforts to support the work of the Canadian visa office in Manila in the processing of worker workers' permits and visas;
3. Promote sound, ethical, and equitable recruitment and employment practices;
4. Share information to support initiatives, subject to privacy laws of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of Manitoba, Canada; and
5. On prior agreement, explore the role for the International Organization for Migration to support the foregoing initiatives.

According to Sec. Baldoz, due to the low birth rate and aging population of Manitoba, they will need 20,000 new workers annually by 2016. Possible jobs involve carpentry, plumbing, and electricity. Salinger added that this will also open opportunities for other professions like engineers, accountants, medical professionals like doctors and nurses, among others.

Sec. Baldoz added that with the new RP-Manitoba agreement and the improving world economy, more OFWs may be deployed to Manitoba starting this year, adding Filipino workers from the health, agricultural production, hotel, and restaurant and construction sectors will continue to be in demand in Manitoba.

Trabaho.com. thanks its following sources:
DOLE Labor Communications Office. RP, Manitoba renew agreement on HRD, OFW deployment (Posted September 21, 2010) Retrieved September 21, 2010 from
http://www.dole.gov.ph/secondpage.php?id=1375

Tubeza, Philip, Philippine Daily Inquirer. 20,000 workers needed yearly in Manitoba by 2016 -- labor chief (Posted September 21, 2010) Retrieved September 21, 2010 from
http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20100921-293509/20000-workers-needed-yearly-in-Manitoba-by-2016----labor-chief

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