Despite PH is still seen as one of the biggest gainers, did they also include in the data the repercussion when mass lay-off of OFW's starts happening?
The fact PH is #1 manpower exporter country in the world unlike other countries above mentioned.
As of Monday our gov't officials were still in denial that there are no employment crisis in the Middle East-based migrant workers.
According to honorable Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz says...
"Despite these retrenchments across the globe, Philippine labor officials said the crisis scenario involving massive job losses in the Middle East was far from happening.
Baldoz pointed to the latest data from the DOLE�s field offices in the Middle East showing that job losses for the January reporting period had so far been either negligible or altogether nonexistent.
In the eastern Saudi region (where the bulk of its oil industry is based), labor officials reported a 1.1-percent decrease in job orders or employment contracts processed between December 2015 and January 2016.
�However, these cannot be directly attributed to the oil price decline, but possibly due to the �Saudization� [policy] and fiscal constraints of companies,� Baldoz said. �Aramco (Saudi�s state-owned oil company) has no reported problem, but there are reports of its contractors having put projects on hold.�
In Riyadh, Baldoz said officials monitored no drop in job offers and demand. In fact, the DOLE�s record of job orders over the last three years have shown a continued increase, she added."
Hmm sige lang pa relak-relak pa kayo mga kagalang kagang public servant officials
Pls read more here.
Gov’t girds for OFW crisis | Inquirer Global Nation