THE Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) is confident Filipino workers would get a third of the 350,000 available jobs that Japan would open to foreigners to address its manpower shortage in at least 14 job categories.

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd said on Sunday that Filipinos were among the most preferred workers in Japan, which gave them a big advantage.

Premium + Digital Edition

Ad-free access


P 80 per month
(billed annually at P 960)
  • Unlimited ad-free access to website articles
  • Limited offer: Subscribe today and get digital edition access for free (accessible with up to 3 devices)

TRY FREE FOR 14 DAYS
See details
See details