Japan is eyeing to hire Filipino workers, especially caregivers for the elderly, Speaker Martin Romualdez said
Japan is eyeing hiring more Filipino workers, especially caregivers for the elderly, Speaker Martin Romualdez said Tuesday.Romualdez, in a statement, said a Philippine congressional delegation secured the said commitment from top Japanese parliamentarians during their high-level discussions with National Diet of Japan Speaker Fukushiro Nukaga and Vice Speaker Banri Kaieda held at the Tokyo parliamentary building in Japan.
"The Philippines has a growing population, so we are more than happy for our people to come and work here after receiving the appropriate training," Romualdez said.Romualdez added that he hopes that the cooperation between the two countries will go beyond the deployment of health workers.
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