Western Visayas is set to start its month-long commemoration of Labor Day on May 1 with a Mega Job Fair, a government press release said.

The Department of Labor and Employment hopes that the job fair would benefit more people especially those who have just graduated, it also said.

“We are expecting that more companies and overseas recruitment agencies will participate and more vacancies will be posted to accommodate a good number of job seekers including our graduates this year,” DOLE-6 director Ponciano Ligutom said.

DOLE regional offices have been directed to make sure that at least 15 percent of the total applicants registered are hired on the spot during the job fair, the press release said.

Other activities lined up are Renewal of Professional ID Card & Filing of Application for Board Examinations for Teachers and Nurses, One-Stop Shop Passport Processing, Skills Demonstration and Filing of Application for National Certification and Scholarship under the TESDA.

There will also be medical/dental and massage therapy sessions, and free overseas calls for Overseas Filipino Workers' families and dependents.

A Help Desk will also be put up to provide free legal assistance to workers including OFW's and a career counseling and entrepreneurship forum will be conducted every Friday afternoon for the whole month for high school students and jobseekers, the press release added.*

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