Philippines considers Azerbaijan as one of employment markets

Three countries are being considered as employment markets for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Lebanon said on Friday, Report informs.

Labor Attache Alejandro Padaen said they are looking at Turkiye, which is also under the jurisdiction of POLO, together with countries of Georgia, Azerbaijan, and North Cyprus, as other employment destinations for Filipino workers.

"Turkiye is a good prospect as an employment market for our workers once everything has normalized. The current number of Filipino workers there is 4,000," he said in a virtual forum.

Padaen said, so far, they have accredited 11 foreign recruitment agencies (FRAs) for the deployment of HSWs.

"Another good prospects are Georgia and Azerbaijan because they have oil and gas sector there. Although we already have workers there, skilled and of course HSWs," he added.
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