The Department of Labor and Employment (Dole), Philippines is organizing a nationwide job fair on May 1.

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III shared in media that the Trabaho, Negosyo, Kabuhayan job, and business fair will be held in different parts of the country in celebration of Labor Day.

The job fair is expecting to see participation from 1,500 companies with 200,000 job vacancies. Among the local job vacancies to be offered during the job fair are posts for customer service representatives, production machine operators, carpenters, security guards, call center agents, microfinance officers, and factory workers.

The Bureau of Local Employment said among the workers to be hired overseas are nurses, factory workers, cleaners, technicians, bakers, nursing aides, food servers, auto repair personnel, service crew, and barista.

Successful applicants will be deployed to different countries such as New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Taiwan, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Poland, and Australia, depending on the location requirements of the job.