The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration will sign a memorandum of understanding on the campaign against illegal recruitment with five cities in Negros Occidental at 10 a.m. today, at the Governor’s Hall of the Provincial Capitol.

POEA Administrator Rosalinda Baldoz and Deputy Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac will sign the MOU together with the local chief executives of the five cities, including Talisay, Silay, Bago, La Carlota, and San Carlos.

Earlier, Bacolod City had also signed a similar MOU with POEA, the first in the Visayas.

JOB FAIRS

Meanwhile, jobseekers can head to the nearest mall tomorrow, Labor Day, to check out available local and foreign employments.

Gaisano City will hold a jobs fair from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. while SM City, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

At Robinsons Place, the Department of Labor of Employment will also open tomorrow its “Greater Modular Access” or GMA Job Center, an employment service machine displaying information on employment opportunities and services for both local and overseas Filipino workers.

PESO head Moises dela Cruz said applicants seeking both local and overseas jobs can proceed to Gaisano City where recruitment agencies will accept applications.

At SM City, only local placements will be available. 

Those who are in need of jobs especially fresh graduates can go to SM while those who want to go abroad can proceed to Gaisano, De la Cruz said.

Later, they can also visit Robinsons and register at the jobs kiosk and also check for other vacancies, he said.*NLG

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