Japan to hire 30 skilled workers from Negros

Good morning everyone. Japan will be hiring 30 skilled workers from Negros. This will mean a lot to all people there. They saw the kindness of Japanese government for helping pilipino people. It will be a great help to those 30 skilled workers who will be chosen.

SOME 19 Japanese contractors will hire 30 skilled workers from the province of Negros Occidental.

Kunimori Saito, training consultant of the Multi Contractor Cooperative (Marucon), said they came to the Philippines, especially Negros, to hire Filipino skilled workers such as carpenters and masons, among others.

Saito said 50 companies from Japan gathered together to hire skilled workers from the Philippines.

He added that for the last five years, they already sent almost 500 Filipino skilled workers to Japan. Last year, they hired almost 62 Filipino skilled workers.

Yoshitaka Kukuminato, president of the Philippine Japan Technical Skills Development Association, said since the day of the hiring, they already received almost 150 applicants from Negros Occidental with 30 of the applicants to be chosen.

Marucon conducted a screening selection Sunday from among the 150 applicants. The lucky 30 would be finalized today.

He said they prefer to hire Filipino skilled workers because they are competitive and hardworking compared to other workers from Asian countries.

Kukuminato said despite the global economic crisis, they would still continue training Filipinos to be sent to Japan, a country that is also affected by the recession. - Sunstar

Things You Should Know About the Philippines – 4

5 Million Housing Backlog. According to the National Housing Authority (NHA), some 5 million Filipino families were in need of permanent houses in the whole country.

3.4 Million Squatters. In its 2002 study, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has cited the need to improve the lives of some 3.4 million Filipinos living in the slums of Metro Manila.

143 Escapees. The Bureau of Jail Management reported that 143 prisoners escaped from their cells in 2000. Of these fugitives, 89 were recaptured.

Most Populated Islands. As of 2000, around 56 percent of Filipinos were living in Luzon, while only 23.7 percent were living in Mindanao and 20.3 percent in the Visayas.

Province with Most Cities. As of 2002, Negros Occidental in Western Visayas had 13 cities, 19 municipalities and 661 barangays.