January 24, 2023 | 8:25 pm
APPLICANTS wait outside an employment agency in Manila on June 08, 2022. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ KRIZ JOHN ROSALES GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS proposed the inclusion of representatives from overseas Filipino workers groups and the education sector in a planned interagency body for the countryMigrant Workers Secretary Susan V. Ople, in an economic affairs hearing at the Senate on Tuesday, said Senate Bill 129 should include representation for overseas labor organizations under the Inter-Agency Council for Jobs and Investments.Ms. Ople said that the agency should also tap as partners overseas workers groupsMs.
The functions of the IAC, he added, must not overlap or duplicate with the interagency investment promotion coordinating committee.Finally, we suggest to include in the IAC the Commission on Higher Education and the Department of Education to align education and training with employment needs, and the Department of Science and Technology for research and development,Finance Undersecretary Cielo D.
Ms. Fallarcuna also said that the bill should be more inclusive, noting that the need to consider young persons with disabilities and indigenous people.