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More jobs await Filipino workers in Yukon, Canada

Department of Labor and Employment on March 20, 2022 have release a news about the employment opportunities will soon be available to Filipino workers as the labor department formally signed a labor cooperation agreement with the government of Yukon, Canada.

Yukon is the smallest and westernmost territory of Canada and DOLE Sec. Silvestre Bello III said the labor cooperation agreement aims to facilitate the deployment of Filipino workers under the Yukon Nominee Program, which is driven by employers looking to fill critical vacancies unoccupied by Canadians or permanent residents.

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III and Minister Ranj Pillai inked the memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the employment and protection of Filipino workers in a virtual ceremony on March 18.

“The Memorandum of Understanding that we are signing today not only strengthens our bilateral labor relations but will also enhance our cooperation in the protection, recruitment and deployment of Filipino workers in Yukon,” said Bello.

The agreement aims to facilitate the deployment of Filipino workers under the Yukon Nominee Program, which is driven by employers looking to fill critical vacancies unoccupied by Canadians or permanent residents.

The MOU will be implemented by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration and Yukon’s Department of Economic Development.

The agreement provides that employers and their agents, including immigration consultants, are prohibited from charging any fees for recruitment services and selection.

Both Bello and Pillai welcomed the MOU, which was negotiated since 2019.

“It has been almost three years since we’ve met and signed the Philippines-Yukon Joint Communiqué in Whitehorse, Yukon. The Joint Communiqué paved the way for the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Philippines and Yukon on the Employment and Protection of Filipinos under the Yukon Nominee Program,” said Bello.

The screening of qualified Filipino applicants will begin as soon as the implementing guidelines are approved by the Joint Working Committee to be represented by Consul General Maria Andrelita Austria, Deputy Consul General Arlene Magno, and POLO Vancouver Labor Attaché Jainal Rasul, Jr.

Bello, who was accompanied by DOLE Assistant Secretary Alice Visperas and POLO Vancouver Labor Attaché Jainal Rasul, Jr., signed the MOU at the Philippine Consulate in New York; while Minister Pillai, who was accompanied by some Filipino community leaders in Whitehorse, Yukon, signed the MOU at the Philippine Consulate in Vancouver.

There are approximately 5,000 Filipinos in Yukon and most of them have already become permanent residents or Canadian citizens.

Source: https://www.dole.gov.ph/news/jobs-await-filipino-workers-in-yukon/

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