00:00Freedom in the absence of work is the mission of the various Independence Day job fairs this afternoon.
00:07As of now, there are more than 7,000 job orders abroad.
00:11J.P. Soriano was there.
00:18Today is the day of freedom.
00:20The former CIMA elected Ronald to apply for a job abroad again.
00:25He saw a job opening as a waiter in the Middle East
00:29at the Independence Day jobs fair organized by the Department of Migrant Workers.
00:34He said it fits his skills because he is now a waiter in a restaurant in Manila.
00:39Ronald doesn't want to be an OFW, but his salary in the Philippines is not enough,
00:45especially since his family is going through a big trial.
00:49I want to be a land-based worker.
00:52I wish I had a cancer before.
00:56I just want to make up for it.
00:59Aside from the waiter, various skilled workers and professionals are now in need
01:03in many countries that joined the jobs fair,
01:06such as housekeepers, bakers, baristas, beauticians, broadcast managers, butchers,
01:12carpenters, cooks, service crews, mathematics teachers, and seafarers.
01:17There are more than 7,000 job orders from Australia, Bahrain, Brunei, Cambodia, China,
01:24Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, Qatar, Slovakia,
01:31Thailand, UAE, US, and even Vanuatu.
01:35Nora, who will be applying for a job abroad for the first time,
01:39will try to be a housekeeper, even though she already finished two children in college.
01:45It's time for her to pursue her dreams and be free from her obligations as a parent.
01:52For me, I don't want to depend on my children right now
01:56because I want to live my life with money instead of nothing.
02:01According to the DMW,
02:03Filipino workers are becoming more in demand because of their hardworking,
02:08hardworking, and hardworking nature.
02:11That's why the countries that want to make bilateral labor agreements in the Philippines are increasing.
02:18We can see that Europe is opening up and even certain parts of Asia
02:25that we have been talking about bilateral labor talks for a long time.
02:30Japan, for instance.
02:31Aside from the jobs fair for jobs abroad,
02:35different jobs fairs were held today by the Ministry of Labor,
02:39like this one in a mall in Pasay.
02:41Again, a reminder from the DMW to its applicants,
02:44beware of illegal recruiters.
02:46Check the website of the DMW
02:49if the job orders are legitimate
02:52and if the license of the recruitment agency is updated.
02:57Also, don't be influenced by the jobs that are just posted on social media
03:03For GMA Integrated News,
03:05J.P. Soriano,
03:07for 24 Hours.
