
3,000 Working Slots for Filipino Workers in Italy
Maria Theresa S. Samante, Apr 4, 2006
The said job opportunity is under the government decree passed last month. The Decree on Immigration Quota for Non-European Union (EU) citizens allows non-EU residents, including Filipinos, to work in the country this year.
The Philippine Ambassador to Italy Philippe Lhuillier clarified that the quota was made available only to countries with specific bilateral agreements with
Executive Director Pedro Chan of the Department of Foreign Affairs Office of Migrant Workers’ Affairs Office (DFA-OUMWA) is assisting Filipino workers in applying for work permits in
Assisting Filipino migrants and making a representation with Italian immigration authorities has been their practice according to Chan.
He also added that most of the beneficiaries of the amnesty granted by the government of
"(This is because) Filipino labor is highly regarded in
Since February 18, application forms for direct hiring have been available in at selected Italian post office. And since then, hundreds of thousands of together with employers stood in long lines in a post office in
Employers who stand in line either to apply permits for their current employees or to look for permits for foreigners they wanted to hire.
According to Lhuillier, employers will have to fill out application forms to hire potential Filipino workers in
There are more than 6,000 windows at post offices throughout