ILO to conduct Consultation with Employers and Private Sector on OFW Reintegration under the Safe and Fair and BRIDGE Programmes

by | Jan 25, 2023 | Info Notes

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Employment in the Philippines, skills development and entrepreneurship are among the priority reintegration pathways highly considered by OFWs. Employers and private sector groups are recognized as key actors to promote and support sustainable reintegration, and help facilitate employment, livelihood or skills development services or opportunities for OFWs and even their family members.

With this, the International Labour Organization (ILO), through the Safe and Fair and BRIDGE Programmes, is pleased to invite you to a one-day event on the “Consultation and Learning Session with Employers and Private Sector on Gender-Responsive and Sustainable Reintegration: Operationalizing the OFW Reintegration Advisor and Referral Pathways and Mapping the Roles, Programmes and Services of the Private Sector” on 02 February 2023 (Thursday), at 9am to 4pm.

This consultation aims to:

  1. Improve and deepen their understanding of OFW reintegration, particularly the context, drivers, needs and gender-dimensions;
  2. Improve their understanding and support the adoption and operationalization of the “OFW Reintegration Advisor and Referral Pathways”;
  3. Provide feedback or suggest improvements on the Reintegration Advisor;
  4. Map and share information and links to the reintegration-related programmes or services for OFWS/families that are or can be provided by employers and private sector groups for inclusion in the “OFW Reintegration Advisor and Referral Pathways”; and
  5. Identify ways to promote the use of OFW Reintegration Advisor and Referral Pathways among ECOP and its members, and employers and private sector groups.

The event will be conducted using a hybrid approach (onsite and online). Venue for onsite participants will be at the Marco Polo Ortigas Manila, while the meeting details for online participants will be sent upon confirmation of registration.

To confirm your participation, please register through this link: https://bit.ly/OFWReintegrationConsultation_Registration.

The provisional agenda can be accessed via this link: https://bit.ly/OFWReintegrationConsultation_Agenda.

For any questions, please feel free to contact us through [email protected].

Edgardo Lacson

Chairman of the Board

Edgardo G. Lacson is currently the Chairman of the Board of the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP), and Director of the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE). He was formerly President and Honorary Chairman of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI).  He was the President of ECOP from 2010 to 2016. Ed Lacson also serves as the President of various business firms, including MIS Maritime Corporation, Safe Seas Shipping Agency, Marine Industrial Supply Corporation, and EML Realty. He serves as Chairman of Metrostore Corporation, MIL Export Philippines, Beacon Environmental Management Services and Primelode, among others.

He is likewise Trustee of both the De La Salle Canlubang, Inc. and Philippine Petroleum Sea Transport Association (PHILPESTA), Managing Director of Link Edge, and a member of the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), Philippine Interisland Shipping Association (PISA), and Makati Business Development Council (MBDC).

An alumnus of then De La Salle College and now De La Salle University where he earned his degree in Bachelor of Science in Commerce (BSC) Major in Accounting, Ed Lacson indeed through the years has expanded his horizons.

Edgardo Lacson serves as Honorary Chairman at PCCI. His previous business affiliations include the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC), Marine Chemical Corporation, VLK Traders Philippines, Inc., and Esso Standard Eastern.