By: John Eric Mendoza
Few months from now, thousands of graduating college students would be part of the workforce. Their being in the job market came the tighter competition. Most fresh graduates are ought to grab the first job opportunity they could find, despite not being related to their course. Not without precaution, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reminds.
DFA issued a statement Tuesday, January 29, warning fresh graduates to be wary of job offers made through social media.
This warning was issued amid the Dubai incident, in which a 27-year-old Filipina who took up a similar job offer via Facebook, ended up with spinal fracture after jumping off a building to escape her employer.
Consul General Paul Raymund Cortez said the Filipina went to United Arab Emirates (UAE) in December last year using a tourist visa.
The Pampanga native, who was locked up by the agency and not given food, decided to escape a few days later by jumping from the third floor of a building.
The injured worker is now being assisted by the Philippine consulate in Dubai, which is making arrangements for her repatriation.
The consulate general, together with the relevant agencies in UAE, is continuously working together to present similar incidents in the future.
Meanwhile, the DFA chief urges the millennial job seekers to stay away from job offers made through Facebook, and check the veracity of the employment agencies by checking the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) website’s list of legitimate employment agencies.
Young ECHO 
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