00:00A bilateral meeting was held at the Global Labor Market Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
00:06where the Philippines is one of the winners.
00:09Bien Manalo is back.
00:14In accordance with the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
00:18to expand the job opportunities and strengthen the programs to care for the underprivileged
00:25Let's witness in this new era
00:27how we will become overseas Filipino workers.
00:30The bilateral meetings held at the Global Labor Market Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
00:37where the Philippines is one of the winners.
00:40The Department of Migrant Workers, which consists of 10 countries,
00:44expressed their interest in Filipino skilled workers.
00:50The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is one of these countries.
00:54And the Bahamas, Oman, Jordan, Egypt, Indonesia, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Libya.
01:01At the forefront, we will talk about their interest and demand for Filipino skilled workers.
01:09But we also talked about the efforts on upskilling of our Filipino workers.
01:16We also talked about the need for caregivers aligned with the efforts of the Department on upskilling.
01:26According to the DMW, the countries mentioned in the directive
01:31want to further strengthen the relationship between the sustainable workforce and care for the underprivileged.
01:38It is expected that they will also visit the country
01:41to study the Overseas Employment Program of the Philippines
01:45and its programs to fight illegal recruitment.
01:49It was also mentioned that there are other countries
01:53that want to have their own Department of Migrant Workers
01:58or have their own Overseas Employment Program.
02:01If you notice, the combination of countries is a combination of high-volume OFWs
02:08and not just high-volume, but they also value the protection of our OFWs.
02:16The DMW's target is to open more embassies in the Philippines in different parts of the world this year.
02:24Meanwhile, the DMW prioritized the inauguration of Bahay Kalinga-Dicker
02:29that will take care of the children of OFWs who live in the house of the Sarayada Agency.
02:35The Dicker Center will provide basic learning experience and socialization skills to the children
02:41as a preparation before they return to the Philippines.
02:45D.N. Manalo for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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