
Libya needs Filipino Workers
Maria Theresa S. Samante, Jul 23, 2006
During President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo�s two-day visit in
�There is a P40 billion worth of construction projects being financed by the Bank of Libya, and their first priority for hiring will be Filipino workers,� said the President.
She said that another highlight of her two-day trip was the agreement binding the two countries to jointly work to protect the welfare of thousands of Filipinos working in
�So this is very important to us,� the President said.
The President said that it is among the results of her two-day official trip to
According to the agreement, a main construction company will be organized in
�The Filipino labor recruits will be hired by the Libyan Union Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (LUCCIA),� the President said.
While in the area of health services, the President said that the two countries agreed that the Philippine government will train Libyan nurses in the country to meet the big demand for Filipino nurses in other parts of the world.
The government is expecting that by August some numbers of Filipino construction workers will be deployed.
Through this agreement, population of Filipinos in