SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Fifty-seven business locators in this free port announced a total of 6,310 job vacancies during the Labor Day job fair, drawing a total of 568 applicants who registered in the recruiting event organized by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA).

SBMA Labor Department manager Melvin Varias said 12 jobseekers instantly landed a job during the job fair, with Da Tian Subic Shoes Inc., a shoe-manufacturing firm that produces branded vulcanized shoes for export, hiring nine applicants.

The other two were hired by Wistron Infocomm Philippines Corp., an affiliate-member of the Acer Group of Companies, and one was hired by 01 Property Ventures Corporation, proprietor of Magic Lagoon Bar and Grill Restaurant.

“The SBMA Labor department is committed to provide the locators and investors with not only the needed number of workers with proper skills but also attain harmony, productivity, work values and industrial peace here,” said Varias.

He disclosed that out of the 6,310 job openings, Da Tian Subic Shoes Corporation alone already opened 2,023, while YZ Manpower Agency came up with 1,190, followed by Powerlane Resources Inc. with 625.

A wide range of jobs were announced: from production operators, engineers, quality control officer, accounting staff, marketing and sales officers, to service crew, data encoder, electrician, company nurse, customer service representatives, supervisor, cashier, and animal handler.

During the job fair, the SBMA Labor Department also launched the QR code, which the job seekers used as a registration tool. This will be used as well by job seekers who were not able to join the job fair, Varias said.

The QR code is available for scanning at the SBMA Labor Department’s FaceBook page.

The Labor Day job fair is an annual activity spearheaded by the SBMA Labor Department through its Manpower Services Division, Workforce Development Division, Conciliation and Employee Welfare Division and Service Contracting Office, and in collaboration with the Department of Labor and Employment-Zambales Field Office, Public Employment Service Office, Subic Bay Town Center, Inc.- Ayala Malls Harbor Point, and various SBMA departments.

Meanwhile, Senior Labor Employment Officer Arvin Fabian of DOLE-Zambales lauded the efforts of the SBMA for bringing job opportunities closer to jobseekers.

“We have several job fairs. And I think the SBMA Labor department deserves an applause,” Fabian said during the opening program of the job fair. 