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Monday, February 26, 2018
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ILOILO City – Unemployment is still a problem in Western Visayas, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
The region’s unemployment rate as of October 2017 was at 5.6 percent, higher than the 3.2 percent rate in 2016, said Regional Director Johnson Cañete.
There were 183,000 unemployed individuals in the region last year, higher than the 108,000 unemployed recorded in 2016.
The region produces college graduates every year so a surge in unemployment is expected.
Cañete, however, stressed that the government is relentless in providing programs that address unemployment.
These programs include the Government Internship Program (GIP), JobStart and the Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES).
Based on DOLE Region 6 data, 10,314 students and out-of-school youths with bridging employment from a minimum of 20 days to a maximum of 78 days benefited from the SPES. The department paid the beneficiaries P35.8 million.
DOLE Region 6 also assisted 1,852 students and out-of-school youths with bridging employment from a minimum of three months to a maximum of six months and paid them a total of P32.7 million.
Meanwhile, Iloilo province and San Carlos City in Negros Occidental are the two areas where JobStart is being implemented.
JobStart is a youth employment facilitation program in partnership with the Asian Development Bank and Government of Canada. It aims to enhance the employability of at-risk youth to improve their integration into productive employment.
Cañete said 70 of the 210 beneficiaries in the province are currently looking for work while others are already employed.
Meanwhile, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) is continuously providing skills training to equip more individuals in the labor force with the skills in demand among companies.
Cañete said the skills training provided by TESDA also helps address the problem on job mismatch. (PNA)
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