Manila, Oct. 23 -- At least 26 laborers are now scheduled to undergo skills training as an offshoot of the ongoing profiling of workers retrenched at the Mactan Export Processing Zone in Lapu-Lapu City.
In coordination with Lapu-Lapu City's Livelihood Training Center and the Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (TESDA), identified beneficiaries will be provided with a training on bread and pastry making, said regional director Salome Siaton, of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Central Visayas, on Friday.
"This is now the result of the DOLE's employment facilitation program whereby affected workers are referred to various services depending on their interest. Equipping these workers with new skills is necessary...