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The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) today said employment prospects for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) will remain vibrant as mega industrial and economic cities will be built across the Kingdom over the next 15 years.

Labor and Employment Secretary Marianito D. Roque, citing a report from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA),  said the KSA’s medium to long-term socio-economic development plans include the development of 12 mega industrial and economic cities across the Kingdom which are expected to employ millions of local and foreign workers until 2024.

Roque also cited a study by the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce which estimated that 10 million local and expatriate workers will be needed by the major development projects in the KSA.

He said the construction of the mega cities is expected to sustain the employment …

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) …