Fifty-three (53) children of 4Ps beneficiaries went home happy after having been hired on the spot (HOTS) during the recent HANAPBUHAY Job Caravan held here at the ABL Sports Complex.
The HANAPBUHAY Job Caravan was especially held by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 6 for its Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP), together with the Provincial Government of Aklan through its Public Employment Service Office (PESO) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
The job caravan targeted to give jobs to more or less 400 children of Aklanon Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries who underwent training from technical vocational schools accredited by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), but the total number of applicants who went to the job fair reached 1,204.
Besides the 53 applicants hired on the spot, 668 were also found qualified for various job vacancies offered by 23 local and overseas recruitment agencies from Manila, Iloilo, Boracay Island, and Kalibo – 14 local and 9 overseas.
Those hired on the spot will be working as Fixed Assets and Supplies Assistant, baggers, cashiers, baggers, sales and stock clerks for SM Savemore Kalibo; grasscutters for Greatwall Manpower and Gen. Services,and Customer Service Representatives for ePerformax Contact Centers (local); while for overseas positions, hirees will work as Household Service Workers in the Middle East through Jenerick International Manpower Services, Inc.
Prior to the interviews, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), the Home Development Mutual Fund (PAG-Ibig Fund), Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth), Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), Social Security System (SSS) and TESDA briefed the applicants on their respective functions and services for information of the jobseekers.
by: Venus G. Villanueva
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