Livelihood seminar for OFWs tomorrow
By Tony Alabastro

Livelihood courses in meat preparation and native delicacies will be held tomorrow at the Filipino Workers Resource Centre in Jalan Madewa of Bunut, the Philippine Embassy announced yesterday.

Overseas Filipino workers are invited to attend the afternoon's event from 1 pm for 2 hours in upgrading skills and capacity-building.

Malay translation and English proficiency courses are scheduled in February. Second phase of the basic computer course will be held in March, said Virginia H Benavidez, Philippine Ambassador to Brunei.

A value orientation session for overseas OFWs in households and services sector will be held within the year, she said.

These seminars and briefings aim to deepen the OFWs' positive attitudes and respect for their jobs, employers, and the host country, prodding them to do their best and excel in their work, she said.

"We would like to reach out to the many OFWs in Brunei and exceed last year's number of 700 that successfully completed various courses," the ambassador said

The Philippine government, through the Overseas Workers Welfare Association, will revitalise its loan-financing programme for OFWs, the embassy said. This will help them start a new life when they return home for good.

Filipinos intending to avail OWWA's expanded assistance programme and the embassy's livelihood courses may contact the Philippine Embassy, c/o Welfare Office Rose Ilo, Mrs Nurul Hernandez and Ms Haisa Lukman at telephone number 2237053.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin