TADIAN, Mountain Province – Five farm workers from three towns of the province were recently deployed to their employment in two prefectures in Japan.
Clark Dexter Badaran, president and chief executive officer of the Manila-based Philippine Human Resource Global Information Center (PHGIC), said that the 5 farm workers hurdled the stringent Nihongo language training and the screening conducted by their employers which led to their employment overseas in the different prefectures.
These successfully deployed farm workers are Celia Atam of Balicanao, Sadsadan, Bauko and Glory Bol-igen of Lengkan, Gueday, Besao who are employed by the Yamada Kenji of Yatsushiro Prefecture and Rowena Boyagao, Zyra Baniing and Jennifer Angayen, all of Sabangan town who are hired by the Naito Satoshi of Kumamoto Prefecture.
He assured that more workers from the province will be deployed to their prospective employers in the coming months following their completion of the mandatory 4-month Nihongo language training and the fulfillment of other requirements for the said purpose.
Badaran asserted that the most important facet that should be possessed by the workers is the commitment to work in the foreign land and the ability to adjust to the prevailing situation in their workplaces.
The PHGIC partnered with the Dominguez family for the implementation of the Join Us for Progress program geared towards providing qualified and interested residents of the province with decent jobs in Japan.
Last year, 6 farm workers from the different parts of the province were deployed to their various employers under the program.
The Join Us for Progress program is a privately initiated program between PHGIC and the Dominguez family over the past 3 years which earlier focused on the deployment of caregivers to Japan before it recently expanded to include other skills such as farming considering the enormous demand for farm workers by different companies in the various prefectures.
The implementation of this program resulted to the establishment of private Nihongo training centers in the municipality and nearby Sabangan to cater to the increasing number of individuals wanting to undergo the training in preparation for their possible employment to interested Japanese employers.
Initially, the workers will be required to stay with their employers for at least 3 years which can be extended up to 5 years or more depending on their desire to work in the foreign land.
The PHGIC is also looking in hiring hospitality workers from the province because of the sudden surge in demand for workers in the hospitality industry in developed countries which is expected to help in providing decent and gainful employment for the qualified workers.