Job opportunities for over 14,000 Caloocan residents

Caloocan City Mayor Enrico "Recom" Echiverri said yesterday some 14,355 city residents were given opportunities to secure employment in the two separate job fairs initiated by the local government.

Echiverri said the job fairs at Caloocan City Hall (Main) Rizal Plaza on Feb. 9 and Caloocan City Hall (North) compound, Zapote Road, Camarin II on Feb. 24 were conducted in line with the celebration of the city’s 44th founding anniversary.He said Labor and Industrial Relations Office-Public Employment Service Office (LIRO-PESO) had solicited 15,700 jobs from 186 companies.

The mayor pointed out that of the 112 of the companies that participated in the main City Hall job fair, 41 were direct hiring companies, 43 were local recruitment agencies and 11 were recruiting workers for jobs abroad.Of the 74 companies that participated at the City Hall North job fair, 29 directly hired workers, 36 were local recruitment agencies and nine were overseas recruitment agencies.

A total 10,292 showed up for the first job fair while 4,063 applicants attended the second in Caloocan North. Echiverri said 359 of the applicants were hired on the spot. Some 2,610 applicants were noted as qualified for the job, but needed to submit additional requirements.

Over 11, 000 applicants were scheduled for interviews.