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Nego-Kart Project Launched Nationwide

A total of 596 nego-karts for ambulant vendors were initially distributed nationwide during the launching of the project in all regional offices of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).

The Negosyo sa Kariton (Nego-Kart) project is one of the DOLE’s Priority Projects for 2009-2010 which is intended to provide decent livelihood mainly for the benefit of marginal workers in the country’s informal sector, specifically the ambulant workers in m ajor cities of the country.

Undersecretary Arturo L. Sodusta who heads the special project said, “ through the project, we intend that the income level of the ambulant vendors would at least be at par with that of minimum wage earners.”

Basically, the Nego-Kart project will provide the vendors with services that will enable them to increase, upgrade and diversify their products and services, and market the same to more …
[ More ] January 12th, 2010 | 2 Comments | Posted in Franchise, PinoyDeal |

Government hospital in Saudi needs 300 male OFWs

A pioneer government-owned hospital in Saudi Arabia is now recruiting 300 Filipino male medical workers, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced today.

Labor and Employment Secretary Marianito D. Roque said the Saudi Red Crescent Authority (SRCA) had placed a job order for 300 medical workers with the Philippine Overseas Employment Authority (POEA).

He said that the SRCA needs 200 nurses and paramedics and 100 physicians. At the same time, the Labor chief reminded applicants that this is a government to government arrangement. Application and inquiries should only be made through the POEA.

“The SRCA prefers Filipino nurses and physicians because they are dedicated and competitive in their craft,” said Roque noting that the hospital as a pioneer institution gives emergency response and first aid support in Saudi Arabia.

Roque also reported that the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) …
[ More ] December 14th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in PinoyDeal |

DOLE’s Nurses Assigned in Rural Services (NARS)

A. Project Description

Project NARS is a Training cum Deployment Project, jointly implemented by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), the Department of Health (DOH) and the Professional Regulation Commission, Board of Nursing (PRC-BON), designed to mobilize unemployed registered nurses to the 1,000 poorest municipalities of the country to improve the delivery of health care services.

Project NARS is in line with the pump priming strategies under the Economic Resiliency Plan of the Arroyo Administration to mitigate the impact of the global financial crisis, i.e. to save and create as many jobs as possible and expand social protection. This was launched by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on 9 February 2009 during the Multi-Sectoral Summit on “Joining Hands Against the Global Crisis” in Malacanan Palace, Manila.

Project NARS aims to address the glut in inexperienced nurses, promote health of the

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[ More ] December 14th, 2009 | 2 Comments | Posted in PinoyDeal |