- Sugarcane farming is the 2nd hottest job in the country with over 12,000 vacancies
- Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz says they were surprised and at the same time happy that the agricultural workers are in demand
- Meanwhile, the BPO industry remains the most in demand job in the country
MANILA – Believe it or not, but in recent history, sugarcane farming becomes the second hottest job in the Philippines.
This is according to the data posted by the Bureau of Local Employment (BLE) on the site, www.phil-job.net, with 12,400 vacancies for sugarcane farmers and 100 job openings for sugarcane grinders.
“We were surprised and at the same time we are happy because [agricultural workers do not usually] figure as in demand,” said Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz in an article written by Jocelyn Uy for Inquirer.
According to Baldoz, the demand for sugarcane farmers can be attributed to the stable sugar prices in the global market. She said the price of sugar remains stable irrespective of the developments in the world hence it remains in demand.
“That means good investment for our sugar industry, whether for planters, millers and distributors,” she explained.
The vacancies are in Matalam, North Cotabato under the High Yield Sugar Farms Corp.
Baldoz said the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) are closely monitoring how the online application is doing and assures they can monitor referral to companies in need of workers.
Meanwhile, the BPO industry still tops the most in demand job with over 28,000 available vacancies. Other vacancies include customer service assistants, service crew, sewers, credit and collection specialists, cashiers, staff nurses, cooks, domestic helpers and production machine operators. There are also available job openings for salesclerk, waiter, security guard, metal arc welder and commercial sales representatives.
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