Rules on hiring of Filipino teachers in China releasedhome/News/Nation/Rules on hiring of Filipino teachers in China releasedQUALIFIED Filipino teachers may now legally teach in China, following the release of the Philippine-China joint guidelines on the recruitment and deployment of English language teachers from the country, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE). Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd said on Wednesday that an initial 2,000 Filipino English language teachers would be deployed in the next two years as per the bilateral agreement signed between the two countries during President Rodrigo Duterte’s visit to China last April. The hiring and deployment of Filipino teachers would be through a government-to-government arrangement. The guidelines, signed by Labor Undersecretary Claro A. Arellano, spell out the memorandum of understanding on the “Employment of Filipino Teachers of English Language” that Philippine and Chinese governments forged in China last April. The Philippine Embassy and its consulates in China shall serve as the contact window to address and resolve all labor-related concerns pertaining to the hiring and deployment of teachers, and those that may arise on site.

Source: Manila Times December 20, 2018 03:33 UTC