The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is intensifying training and upskilling programs while pursuing measures to improve Filipino workers’ wages, following the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., a Palace official said Thursday.
In a Palace press briefing, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said the Marcos administration is eyeing the creation of high-quality jobs and the provision of higher compensation for Filipino workers.
“Sa utos ng Pangulo ay isinusulong ni Labor and Employment Secretary Francis Tolentino ang paggawa ng mga hakbang para sa upskilling at pagpapataas ng sweldo ng mga Pilipino,” Castro said during the press briefing.
“Kabilang sa mga workforce programs ng ahensya ang pagpapalawak ng nationwide Trabaho Agad job fairs na naglalayong maghatid ng libo-libong job opportunities sa mga naghahanap ng trabaho sa iba’t ibang sulok ng Pilipinas,” she added.
The DOLE Trabaho Agad job fairs are massive simultaneous hiring events held nationwide, with hundreds of local and overseas employers joining the programs
These job fairs also feature one-stop-shop documentary processing for clearances from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Social Security System (SSS), PhilHealth, and Pag-IBIG Fund.
Other DOLE initiatives include the Labor Education for Graduating Students program, which aims to prepare students before they enter the national workforce.
It is complemented by DOLE’s increased partnership with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to provide more training for Filipino learners and workers, as well as additional entrepreneurship training for members of the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) Livelihood Program.
“Ayon sa ahensiya, napapanahon nang paunlarin ang labor force ng bansa at mag-invest sa employable skills para gawing future-ready ang Filipino workers. Dahil sa Bagong Pilipinas, katuwang ng pamahalaan ang lahat ng mga dakilang manggagawa,” said the Palace official. PND
Source: PCO (Presidential Communications Office)
