The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is continuously generating job opportunities for Filipinos amid the pandemic through its virtual job fair with over 17,000 work opportunities available.
PEZA Director General Charito Plaza said the initiative is in line with the agency's Development Outreach for Labor, Livelihood, and Advancement (DOLLAR) program which aims to connect job seekers to various work opportunities locally and abroad.
"Even with the recent surge of COVID cases and the resulting community quarantine, PEZA is strongly committed and unrelenting in its efforts to promote investment and employment that will benefit Filipinos despite the challenges brought about by the pandemic," Plaza said in a statement on Thursday, April 8.
The DOLLAR Program's Job Expo online job search platform was powered by talent solutions platform WorkBank Philippines, Inc.
WorkBank recently added PEZA to its "Live Programs" section to promote and highlight ongoing job opportunities in PEZA-registered companies.
A total of 17,500 job vacancies with 60 companies tagged under the special category for PEZA were recorded by WorkBank -- 16 of which are currently active with jobs posted online.
Most of the active companies are in the BPO (business process outsourcing) and call center industry, followed by information technology, manufacturing, and transport and logistics.
In terms of applicants for PEZA-related companies, WorkBank recorded over 22,500 applicants in the first three months of 2021 alone -- or more than 40,000 applicants since the program was launched in August 2020.
Repatriated OFWs, fresh graduates, unemployed Filipinos, those who are looking for work-from-home arrangements, and any interested applicants can access the online job portal 24/7 and create their own account for free through www.workbank.com/peza.