DOLE to hold jobs, business fairs on Labor Day 2019

The Department of Labor and Employment will hold simultaneous job and business fair in 29 sites across the country on May 1 to mark the nationwide observance of Labor Day.

In a statement, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the Bureau of Local Employment has initially placed at more than 1,500 the participating employers who will bring over 200,000 local and overseas jobs in the massive "Trabaho, Negosyo, Kabuhayan (TNK)" and "Build Build Build" job and business caravan.

The main site for the combined TNK-BBB job and business fair is the Kingsborough International Convention Center in San Fernando, Pampanga, where an initial 150 employers—130 local and 20 overseas placement agencies—will offer vacancies.

Available jobs locally are mostly in the field of construction under the government’s Build Build Build program, while skilled professionals, including English teachers for Thailand, are open for overseas placement.

Other job and business fair sites identified were Ayala Mall South Park, Muntinlupa City; Vista Mall, Tuktukan, Taguig City; and City Social Hall and Sports Complex, Paranaque City in the National Capital Region.

In Luzon, the following are the TNK sites: Baguio City High School–Main Campus in the Cordillera Administrative Region; Magic Mall, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan; Robinsons Ilocos Norte Activity Center, San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte; and Pangasinan PESO Compound, Lingayen, Pangasinan in Region 1; Cagayan Coliseum, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan in Region 2; Provincial Government of Bulacan (April 30); Provincial Government of Nueva Ecija; and Bocaue, Bulacan (May 2) in Region 3.

Also in Luzon, there will be job and business fair sites in CALABARZON at Pacific Mall, Lucena City, Quezon; and at Robinson’s Mall, Tejero, City of General Trias, Cavite (May 2); in MIMAROPA at Bulwagang Panlalawigan, Provincial Capitol Complex, Camilmil, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro; and at Puerto Princesa City, Palawan; and in Bicol Region at Pacific Mall, Legazpi City, Albay.

Jobseekers in the Visayas region may visit the TNK sites in Robinson’s Place-Jaro, Iloilo City (Region 6); Trade Hall, SM City Cebu; Mandaue City Hall, Centro, Mandaue City; Social Hall, Cebu Provincial Capitol; and Main Atrium, Robinson’s Place, Calindagan, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental (Region 7); and Tacloban Convention Center, Tacloban City; and Ormoc City Superdome, Ormoc City (Region 8).

In Mindanao, the identified job fair sites are in KCC Mall de Zamboanga (Region 9); The Atrium, Limketkai Mall, Cagayan de Oro City (Region 10); Gaisano Mall of Davao City (Region 11); KCC Convention and Events Center, General Santos City (Region 12); and Balanghai Hotel, Doongan Road, Butuan City (CARAGA). — Ted Cordero/BM, GMA News