Manila, March 19 -- The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has announced a government-to-government program with Croatia, offering 3,500 job openings for Filipino hotel workers.

In an interview at the DMW office in Makati City on Tuesday, Migrant Workers Undersecretary Patricia Yvonne Caunan said the initiative highlights the growing labor ties between the Philippines and several European countries, creating more employment opportunities for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

"Ang unang pasabi sa amin ay around 3,500 ang pangunang job order through the government-to-government program na (We were told of an initial of about 3,500 job orders through the government-to-government program) with no placement fee," Caunan said.

"Nasa final ...