981,337 OFWs deployed
THEIR DOLLAR REMITTANCES BOLSTER PESO STRENGTH. For the land-based sector, the number of overseas employment contracts for OFWs reached 679,009 as of December 31, 2005, surpassing by 28,803 the 650,206 processed in the same period in 2004.
LEE ANN P. DUCUSIN
People's Journal
GLOBAL demand for Filipino workers surged in 2005, despite restrictions imposed by Japan on Filipino entertainers and the ban on the deployment of workers in Iraq.
Labor Secretary Patricia Sto. Tomas said 981,337 overseas employment contracts were processed for Filipino workers from January 1 to December 31, 2005. The figure is roughly four percent or 39,615 higher than the 941,722 contracts processed in 2004.
The Department of Labor said the number of deployed Filipino workers abroad could be more since figures from regional exit were not included.
"Our figures are preliminary and do not yet include the records from the country's regional international exit points. We expect the total global deployment and number of overseas employment
THEIR DOLLAR REMITTANCES BOLSTER PESO STRENGTH. For the land-based sector, the number of overseas employment contracts for OFWs reached 679,009 as of December 31, 2005, surpassing by 28,803 the 650,206 processed in the same period in 2004.
contracts for 2005 to increase further as the final data come in," Sto. Tomas said.
Regional exit points include Davao, Clark and Laoag.
She said the gains in the global employment market were achieved amidst the government's relentless efforts against illegal recruitment and human trafficking. Efficient marketing efforts complemented by the push to improve the welfare and protection of OFWs worldwide also helped, she said.
"Our global welfare thrusts for the OFWs have been strengthened further with the reinvigoration of our more than 30 Philippine Overseas Labor Offices (POLO) in key cities overseas with significant OFW populations, including two new POLOs situated in Brussels, Belgium which is the seat of the European economy, and in Jordan complementing other POLOs in the Middle East," the labor chief noted.
Sto. Tomas said the overseas labor market in 2005 was highlighted by the continuing preference for both land-based OFWs and Filipino seafarers.
For the land-based sector, the number of overseas employment contracts for OFWs reached 679,009 as of December 31, 2005, surpassing by 28,803 the 650,206 processed in the same period in 2004.
"Per our preliminary data, more overseas employment contracts were processed for new hire land-based workers, reaching a global total of 399,696 in 2005, or 8,933 higher than the 390,763 processed in 2004," she said.
The DoLE official said contracts processed for rehired OFWs also grew to 279,313 in 2005, or 19,869 more than the 259,444 previously processed.
The total global employment contracts processed for Filipino seafarers surpassed the 300,000 mark for the first time in 2005, reaching 302,328, or 10,812 higher than the 291,516 contracts processed during the previous year.
"On the average, some 2,711 overseas employment contracts for both land-and sea-based OFWs have been processed on a daily basis in 2005, or almost five percent more than the average 2,594 contracts processed daily in 2004," Sto. Tomas added.
People's Journal
GLOBAL demand for Filipino workers surged in 2005, despite restrictions imposed by Japan on Filipino entertainers and the ban on the deployment of workers in Iraq.
Labor Secretary Patricia Sto. Tomas said 981,337 overseas employment contracts were processed for Filipino workers from January 1 to December 31, 2005. The figure is roughly four percent or 39,615 higher than the 941,722 contracts processed in 2004.
The Department of Labor said the number of deployed Filipino workers abroad could be more since figures from regional exit were not included.
"Our figures are preliminary and do not yet include the records from the country's regional international exit points. We expect the total global deployment and number of overseas employment
THEIR DOLLAR REMITTANCES BOLSTER PESO STRENGTH. For the land-based sector, the number of overseas employment contracts for OFWs reached 679,009 as of December 31, 2005, surpassing by 28,803 the 650,206 processed in the same period in 2004.
contracts for 2005 to increase further as the final data come in," Sto. Tomas said.
Regional exit points include Davao, Clark and Laoag.
She said the gains in the global employment market were achieved amidst the government's relentless efforts against illegal recruitment and human trafficking. Efficient marketing efforts complemented by the push to improve the welfare and protection of OFWs worldwide also helped, she said.
"Our global welfare thrusts for the OFWs have been strengthened further with the reinvigoration of our more than 30 Philippine Overseas Labor Offices (POLO) in key cities overseas with significant OFW populations, including two new POLOs situated in Brussels, Belgium which is the seat of the European economy, and in Jordan complementing other POLOs in the Middle East," the labor chief noted.
Sto. Tomas said the overseas labor market in 2005 was highlighted by the continuing preference for both land-based OFWs and Filipino seafarers.
For the land-based sector, the number of overseas employment contracts for OFWs reached 679,009 as of December 31, 2005, surpassing by 28,803 the 650,206 processed in the same period in 2004.
"Per our preliminary data, more overseas employment contracts were processed for new hire land-based workers, reaching a global total of 399,696 in 2005, or 8,933 higher than the 390,763 processed in 2004," she said.
The DoLE official said contracts processed for rehired OFWs also grew to 279,313 in 2005, or 19,869 more than the 259,444 previously processed.
The total global employment contracts processed for Filipino seafarers surpassed the 300,000 mark for the first time in 2005, reaching 302,328, or 10,812 higher than the 291,516 contracts processed during the previous year.
"On the average, some 2,711 overseas employment contracts for both land-and sea-based OFWs have been processed on a daily basis in 2005, or almost five percent more than the average 2,594 contracts processed daily in 2004," Sto. Tomas added.
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