Jobs available soon in Guam, Northern Marianas–DOLE
Jobs will be available for Filipinos in Guam and Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands with upcoming construction of a Naval Hospital worth $700 million.
Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz, citing a report from Saipan-based Labor Attaché Carmelina Velasquez, said that initially, the construction project will be awarded before the end of September this year.
“The construction of the hospital will begin by the first quarter of 2011,” Baldoz said, citing the report.
The construction for the military facilities build-up will be until 2020 and every year, a project worth about a billion US dollars shall be awarded requiring around 7,000 to 10,000 construction workers.
She said a Filipino contractor in Guam informed the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in the area that easily, 50 percent of the required manpower can be sourced out from the Philippines because of its workers’ experience and track record of performance.
In her report, Velasquez also said considering that Guam cannot accommodate all training for the relocation, the US military looks at the island of Tinian in the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands to provide opportunities for training groups of 200 marines or larger due to greater land availability.
She said the proposed military training on Tinian include firing ranges for known distance rifle, automated pistol combat, platoon battle course, field training, and airspace use.
Velasquez said should this project push through, there would also be employment opportunities for Filipino workers in CNMI.
She said project bidding and awarding are scheduled this year, although data on manpower requirements are not yet available.*
