Job fairs, free legal services on Independence Day

To commemorate the country’s 126th Independence Day, the government is mounting job and livelihood fairs and free legal services.

-  MAYEN JAYMALIN

For those looking for employment overseas, the Department of Migrant Workers announced its Mega Job Fair at the Robinsons Galleria in Quezon City on June 12.

“There will be 21 participating recruitment agencies (17 land-based, four sea-based) offering 6,558 approved job orders,” the department said.

The Department of Labor and Employment said over 100,000 local and overseas jobs are up for grabs in the Kalayaan job fairs to be mounted in 43 sites nationwide. DOLE advised jobseekers to participate and visit the fair sites nearest to them.

About 1,000 participating employers will be offering a total 106,298 local jobs and 5,165 overseas vacancies, it added.

Most jobs fairs will be mounted in malls for the convenience of the applicants, who are reminded to ready their application requirements. A one-stop shop of government services, which would process pre-employment documents, will also be available for jobseekers.

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority will also be putting up a livelihood training booth in the Rizal Park in Manila.

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will be suspending the number coding for vehicles with plates ending in 5 and 6 so they could use major thoroughfares.