MANILA, Philippines - Guam is opening its door to at least 25,000 foreign workers including Filipinos over the next five years, a ranking official said yesterday.
In a press conference, Guam Governor Felix P. Camacho said a total of $15 billion worth of new investments will be coming into their country. As a result, he announced that there will be a need to hire foreign workers given that there are only 5,000 workers in Guam.
In order to address their severe shortage in labor force once the investments come in, Camacho said they will immediately need 8,000 to 10,000 overseas workers. Of these, he said 80 percent will be in the construction industry.
Camacho said the large scale recruitment will commence late this year and early next year because most of the vertical constructions will begin late 2010. For healthcare workers, Camacho said they will be needing more nurses and therapists because they expect their population to grow by 25 percent in the next four to six years. “There is a need for that (healthcare professionals),” Camacho stressed.
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