30,000 Jobs Available in New Zealand

08/9/2015 | 2:56 0 Posted in Employment

Good news to Filipino job seekers, especially in construction-related trade and industry. New Zealand has announced that it will open 30,000 jobs within two years.

New Zealand is still in recovering stage after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake that destroyed most infrastructures four years ago.

In a press statement, there will be 80,000 homes to be built in Auckland by 2020, and an estimates NZ$200 worth of building projects to be started now until 2020.

A number of New Zealand nationals and officials arrived in the country to start the recruitment process, according to the video report released by ABS-CBN.

“The 30,000 jobs are not exclusive for Filipinos only. And these are mostly construction and related jobs”, Jun Macias, president of Australia and New Zealand Association of Employment Providers of the Philippines.

Required jobs includes the following: carpenters, glass installers, heavy equipment mechanics and operators, rebar installers, plasterers, bricklayers, masons, welders, and fabricators.

Further details reveal that the salary will be around PhP 539 (NZ$18) per hour. At least 3 consecutive years of construction experience is needed for an applicant to qualify to work.

Interested applicants are advised to contact POEA office to avoid swindlers and illegal recruiters.

/Carla Gamboa/