AT least 8,000 local jobs from two companies are now up for grabs for overseas Filipino workers (OFW) displaced by the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Optum Global Solutions and EMS Group of Companies have sought its assistance to reach out to the displaced OFWs.
Medical field
In a statement, Labor Assistant Secretary officer-in-charge Dominique R. Tutay said Optum is seeking to employ 4,000 OFWs for its nurse case management specialists (US-registered nurses), clinical operations specialists (Philippine registered nurses), and customer service specialists (Voice).
She said the company is willing to accept shifters and graduates of any four-year course, including fresh ones for its “voice roles.”
The labor official said interested applicants could get more information about the said positions via the virtual open house of Optum from June 8 to 30, 2020.
“Candidates may join the online event through https://uhg.hr/8qwu2 where they will be taken to a virtual lobby to learn more about the company and the positions available, as well as chat with recruiters,” Tutay said.
She said applications can be sent to joshua.iway@optum.com.
Factory-based positions
Furthermore, DOLE said EMS is now in the process of hiring 4,000 production operators and assembly workers for its Batangas and Laguna Technopark in Biñan, Laguna.
Tutay said the applicants do not need to have prior experience with electronics since they will be given training when they are hired.
“Applicants can send their resumes to cayc@ems.com.ph or recruitment@espi.com.ph and PhilJobNet.gov.ph,” Tutay said.
DOLE lauded both companies for prioritizing the thousands of Covid-affected OFWs for the vacancies.
As of Monday morning, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) reported that a total of 42,298 OFWs have thus far been repatriated and have returned to their hometowns after Covid-19 impacted the businesses employing them in their host countries.
The DOLE earlier said over 100,000 more are expected to return to the country within the year.
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