DOLE, naghahanap na ng trabaho para sa mga empleyadong maapektuhan ng POGO ban

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00:00On the second day of the post-sona discussion, it was made clear that the members of the Cabinet will talk about the importance of education,

00:08national security, and welfare of overseas Filipino workers.

00:12And for more details, we have on the line, Luisa Irispe. Luisa.

00:18On receiving the standing ovation and the state of the nation address of the President,

00:29the President's order is to not let the workers in the country down.

00:34The Department of Labor and Employment is now looking for jobs that can include employees affected by COVID-19.

00:41According to Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma Jr.,

00:44they are now doing profiling for the workers who will lose their jobs.

00:50They are just looking for a list of employers to help them find employment and salary.

00:59The DOLE has also seen that POGO workers can join the BPO and IT industry.

01:05If it's not the case, they can choose the industry.

01:09The DOLE has also prepared programs to help them.

01:16The DOLE has a list of 15,000 employees in the NCR while there are 5,000 employees in the Calabar Zone.

01:25They are still collecting data and they are consulting with the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation or PAGCOR

01:31for verification of the list.

01:33According to PAGCOR, the number of affected POGO workers will reach 40,000.

01:39They are also preparing to help the DOLE for those who will lose their jobs.

01:44POGO and PAGCOR are looking for a list of employees to help them.

01:56Thank you very much, Louisa Irispe.