Middle East remains top OFW destinationBy NEIL JAYSON SERVALLOShome/News/Top Stories/Middle East remains top OFW destinationFive decades after the first batch of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) was deployed to the Middle East during a massive oil boom there in the 1970s, the region still remains the top recruiter of Filipino labor, a jobs company said. Savillo added that Middle Eastern countries demanded mostly healthcare and general workers and engineers; Asia-Pacific countries, manufacturing and production workers; and the US, restaurant and maritime workers. She said those with local work experience that fit their desired overseas jobs had an advantage. Despite this, most Filipino workers are still able to get jobs. They’re still the preferred workers,” POEA Marketing Director Levinson Alcantara said.

Source: Manila Times February 19, 2019 16:51 UTC