Pinoy Business

Working overseas is temporary, majority of OFWs going home “for good” are usually entering business. However, based on a study by the non-government organization Balikbayani, 76% of businesses put up by OFWs fail.

Seventy-six percent of businesses put up by overseas Filipino workers fail
because the OFWs lack the skills, Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Luis Cruz
said Thursday at the Dr. Alfredo J. Ganapin Advocacy Forum at the University of
the Philippines. Read the whole report from Asian Journal.

I found wonderful blogs that will help you to escape on being included on 76%. These blogs shows step by step procedures on how to become successful pinoy entrepreneur. You can visit Entrepinoys and Pinoy Negosyo for more details.

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Agricultural workers needed in US

Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairman Carlito Puno today disclosed that the United States of America (USA) is in need of 5,000agricultural workers to tend their farms.

Puno said they have already tapped some of the licensed recruitment agencies to conduct the pooling and possible recruitment of agricultural workers who could be sent to the US.

Once hired, each of the workers will have a 10-month working contract which may be renewed upon its expiration, Secretary Puno said.

He added that fresh graduates in any of the agricultural courses are qualified to avail of the recruitment program. Earlier graduates and those with farm experiences are also qualified to avail of the opportunity to work abroad.

He said CHED has tasked each of about 50 universities and colleges nationwide to select 40 graduating agriculture students each for possible employment in the United States.

He said the hiring of agricultural workers by USA will help boost the employment program of President Gloria Macapagal - Arroyo.(PNA)

from : balita.ph

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360,000 jobs for Filipinos

Good news for the Philippine economy, but a bit of bad news for our contrymen because they will be deprived of the services of professional Kabayans, hoping that these estimates be reached, inshallah!!!

Filipinos hope to fill 8,600 jobs in Bahrain

The Philippines is looking to fill about 8,600 jobs in Bahrain over the next three years.
The projected manpower demand of the country, which maintains strong relations with Bahrain, excludes housemaids as the Department of Labour and Employment (Dole) targets higher quality and better paying jobs, a source in Manila told our sister publication the Gulf Daily News.
"The Philippines overall is looking to fill the projected manpower demand of more than half a million jobs in nine Middle Eastern countries over the next three years, as a boom in the jobs market is expected once again in the important region," he said.

Most of the jobs are in energy, petrochemical, construction, manufacturing, telecommunications, hotels and restaurants, aviation, steel, tourism, medical and service industries.

Dole estimates that 360,000 of these jobs will be available from this year to 2009 in Saudi Arabia; 44,340 in the UAE; 42,851 in Qatar; 32,041 in Kuwait; 10,500 in Oman; 8,600 in Bahrain; 7,500 in Libya; 1,000 in Lebanon; and 600 in Jordan.
"Right now, housemaids are not included in this estimation," said one source.
"Unskilled workers, usually maids, earn as little as $100 (BD37.800) in the Middle East, with many employers expressing dismay over the new minimum wage of $400 (BD151) imposed by the Philippine government last month.
"Dole estimates that technical/skilled workers could earn up to $2,000 a month (BD756) and professionals up to $6,000 (BD2,268) in the region."

Large numbers of Filipino workers in the Middle East are employed as housemaids, except in Libya.

While maids account for only 0.5 per cent of the total Filipino population in Libya, they account for 98pc in Jordan, 89pc in Lebanon, 55.5pc in Kuwait, 48pc in Oman, 40pc in Bahrain, 32pc in Qatar, 20pc in UAE, and 13pc in Saudi.

Thanks to : TradeArabia News Service

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Explore the job market

One of the best preparations in going to Dubai is assessing the job market of the region. You should know the demands of the job pertaining to you field of expertise. Here is the directory of Dubai recuitment agencies, or you can google it as you wish, or see below some of my personal choice of agencies that can give you highlights on the job market of the region.

• www.jobs-me.com
• www.bayt.com
• www.bacme.com
• www.kershawleonard.net
• www.charterhouseme.ae
• www.iqselection.com
• www.jobtrackme.com
• www.adeccome.com

Gulf News and Khaleej Times Appointments (job page of a local newspapers) will also help much, but the essentials are hardwork, patience, money, and of course luck. They say that the easiest way to be employed in Dubai is through referral, yes it is but in my own point of view, credentials and determination are the most convenient.

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