01 Hulyo 2021, Huwebes

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Govt, business groups launch 1 M jobs for 2021

"Reform, Rebound, Recover: One Million Jobs for 2021" ,government agencies and different business groups have partnered for RRR1MJ2021 project during the closing ceremonies of the 42nd National Conference of Employers (NCE).

Government agencies, Department of Trade and Industry, Department of Labor and Employment, Department of Tourism, Department of Transportation, Department of the Interior and Local Government, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority and Commission on Higher Educationand business groups signed the manifesto with Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP), Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc., Hotel and Restaurant Association of the Philippines, Philippine Constructors Association Inc., Philippine Hotel Owners Association Inc. and Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines Foundation Inc. , have signed an agreement to create one million jobs this year to help the economy bounce back from  impact of pandemic.

The project aims to tap Filipino talents in the following sectors: construction, manufacturing particularly semiconductors and electronics, tourism and hospitality, and export industries.

Under the project, businesses would be responsible for identifying job vacancies from their member-companies and will be working with  government's National Employment Recovery Strategy (NERS) task force.

NERS task force would coordinate with Inter-Agency Task Force for  Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to vaccinate qualified workers.

Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez, who also serves as NERS task force chair, said partnership would boost government efforts to bring back jobs and reinvigorate labor market.

Lopez is also optimistic that creating one million jobs this year would be achieved.

For his part, ECOP chairman Edgardo Lacson said partnership would bring down 8.7 percent unemployment rate in April to pre-pandemic levels.

George Barcelon, chairman of the NCE organizing committee, said ECOP adopted resolutions that include commitments to respect workers' rights and comply with existing labor policies and health standards.

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