SABANGAN, Mountain Province – The Philippine Human Resource Global Information Center (PHGIC) confirmed that the demand for skilled workers, especially organic farmers, from the province is reportedly increasing among prospective Japanese employers which is a good indication of the noble intention of a standing partnership among the non-government organization, a Bulacan-based language training center and the Dominguez family.
PHGIC president and general manager Dexter Badaran reported that the initial assessment and evaluation of the Japanese employers of the skilled workers from Mountain Province has been convincing that is why the demand for skilled workers, especially organic farmers, had significantly increased over the past several months.
Badaran called on the skilled workers being lined up for deployment to strictly adhere to the provisions of their work contracts to continue earning the trust and confidence of their employers for the benefit of those who come after them.
The PHGIC is a non-government organization with established linkages with Japanese companies who are prospective employers and which had been deploying workers from other parts of the country to the foreign lands for gainful work.
Under the said program, qualified workers will be issued a technical intern training visa for 3 years with an extension of 2 years after which they will be issued a specified skills visa for another 5 years which makes the workers qualified to stay in Japan for a maximum of 10 years.
The PHGIC official disclosed that among the sectors that need qualified workers from the Philippines include farming, the various fields of construction, auto-mechanic, caregiving, among other related skills.
At present, Badaran shared that of the initial 80 persons that attended the jobs fair, 60 submitted their documents with the company which are now being evaluated while the workers are undergoing the required Japanese language training for them to hurdle the interviews of their prospective Japanese employers.
According to him, the company plans to go back to the province to conduct similar job fairs in strategic areas to get more individuals involved in the availing of the job opportunities in Japan.
Former Mayor Jupiter C. Dominguez stipulated that the Dominguez family had been quietly supporting this program which benefited more than 50 individuals who are now employed in Japan.
