MANILA, Philippines — The country’s labor attach in Toronto is optimistic that more construction jobs in Canada might open for Filipinos.
Rachel Zozobrado-Nagayo, labor attach at the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Toronto, said employers in Canada are looking for foreign employees because of the lack of available construction workers in Canada.
“Mag-i-increase dyan ang demand dahil wala nang nandito sa Canada na gustong magtrabaho sa construction industry. That’s why they are going outside of Canada. I believe ‘yan ‘yung mag-i-increase na demand for Filipino workers,” she said in an online media forum.
(The demand will increase because not many people in Canada…
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