Korea Needs 80,000 OFWs Including Teachers, Nurses, Engineers, and Factory Workers

11/17/2014 – Tokyo | The most awaited moment of most Pinoys who want to live and work in Korea is about to happen. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea announces that it needs more than 80,000 workers, mostly teachers, engineers, nurses, and factory workers.

DPRK is one of the countries that have the lowest English literacy rate, and having Filipino teachers can help them improve their English skills.

The country also lacks work force because majority of its male population are assigned in military, and only few people are left to work in factories.

Philippines and North Korea have diplomatic relations, and the powerful North Korean Leader Kim Jung-un is counting on the Philippines to supply his country’s desperate demand.

Earlier this year, Philippines sent 10,000 OFWs to DPRK as a part of a special agreement signed in the island province of Palawan.

Ministry of Labor says the Filipino factory workers can earn from $1,800 to $2,500 a month, and nurses and teachers can earn from $2,000 to $2,800 a month.

“We only asked Philippines to supply us with needed manpower. Brazil has a lot of manpower but we preferred Filipino skilled workers based on experience. We are expecting full cooperation from our Philippine comrades”, Park Hyun-wook, Minister of Labor told reporters on Friday night.

North Korea is an isolated country and the 10,000 OFWs who are working there are the only foreign workers, the communist country has allowed.

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration is expected to provide full guidelines and requirements to interested Filipinos who want to grab this precious opportunity.

On a side note, President Benigno Aquino III is the successor of North Korean leader Kim Jun-un, as the Most Powerful and Influential Bachelor Alive. Popularity wise, the two leaders have at least something in common.

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/Nako Yari/ Assisted Press Tokyo

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