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                    [ArticleID] => 376726
                    [Title] => DOLE aiming for ‘brain gain’
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Amid the continuing exodus of Filipino workers, the government is now working to turn the country’s booming overseas deployment into a source of "brain gain."


Labor Secretary Arturo Brion said he has sought the help of large companies in the country to help returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) become "assets of development."
[DatePublished] => 2006-12-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 375577 [Title] => More women, middle-aged Pinoys seeking work abroad [Summary] => More women and older Filipinos are leaving the country to seek employment overseas, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported yesterday.

A study done by the DOLE-Bureau of Employment Statistics (BLES) showed that the age distribution of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) has shifted toward the older population over the years.

While most OFWs are still aged between 25 to 34, DOLE officials said there has been significant growth in the number of slightly older migrant workers.
[DatePublished] => 2006-12-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 374775 [Title] => More families joining OFWs abroad — OWWA [Summary] => There is an "observable" increase in the number of Filipino families joining their relatives who work abroad, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) reported yesterday.

"We have observed a noticeable growth in the number of Filipino families joining the workers abroad," OWWA’s Plans and Program Development Office director Vivian Tornea said.

She pointed out that family members of overseas Filipino workers leave the country because they want to be reunited with their loved ones and at the same time find high-paying jobs.
[DatePublished] => 2006-12-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [Title] => DOLE aiming for ‘brain gain’
                    [Summary] => 



Amid the continuing exodus of Filipino workers, the government is now working to turn the country’s booming overseas deployment into a source of "brain gain."


Labor Secretary Arturo Brion said he has sought the help of large companies in the country to help returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) become "assets of development."
[DatePublished] => 2006-12-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 375577 [Title] => More women, middle-aged Pinoys seeking work abroad [Summary] => More women and older Filipinos are leaving the country to seek employment overseas, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported yesterday.

A study done by the DOLE-Bureau of Employment Statistics (BLES) showed that the age distribution of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) has shifted toward the older population over the years.

While most OFWs are still aged between 25 to 34, DOLE officials said there has been significant growth in the number of slightly older migrant workers.
[DatePublished] => 2006-12-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 374775 [Title] => More families joining OFWs abroad — OWWA [Summary] => There is an "observable" increase in the number of Filipino families joining their relatives who work abroad, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) reported yesterday.

"We have observed a noticeable growth in the number of Filipino families joining the workers abroad," OWWA’s Plans and Program Development Office director Vivian Tornea said.

She pointed out that family members of overseas Filipino workers leave the country because they want to be reunited with their loved ones and at the same time find high-paying jobs.
[DatePublished] => 2006-12-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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