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American, Saudi rms may hire displaced OFWs

by CECILLE SUERTE FELIPE Philstar.com

SOME American and Saudi Arabian firms are willing to look at the credentials of Filipinos affected by the conflict in Sudan for possible employment, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said.

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Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople said the US employers who are interested in hiring the rescued Filipino workers include Patty Jeffrey, executive vice president for International Operations of MedPro International; Magsaysay People Resources and Magsaysay Maritime Corp. under Doris

Magsaysay-Ho and John Padget, president and chief experience and innovation officer of cruise operator Carnival Corp.

“They’re willing to look at the profiles of those who came from Sudan. I said these are skilled workers. I said, there are international school teachers, nurses, construction workers and engineers,” Ople said at a press briefing here.

“We have met with the US-based employers. The prospects for employment are very bright. They truly appreciate the excellence of the Filipino worker and they also appreciate the encouraging words of our President,” she added.

Ople said some employers in Saudi Arabia are also open to hiring Filipinos who were displaced by the clashes in Sudan. According to her, the DMW is working with PEACEME, a recruitment industry association in Saudi Arabia, and the Ministry of Human Resource and Social Development on the possible hiring of workers. Some DMW officials are traveling to the Middle Eastern country this month to discuss the matter with local authorities. Hundreds of Filipinos have been affected by the crisis in Sudan, which stemmed from

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