Simultaneous events in 3 NegOr LGUs to mark Labor Day celebration

By Rachelle M. Nessia

DUMAGUETE CITY, April 25 (PIA) -- Three local government units (LGUs) in Negros Oriental will simultaneously hold a series of activities to mark the Labor Day celebration on May 1. 

Kenrick Villaluz of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) here said various events will be held on May 1 in Dumaguete City, Canlaon City, and Zamboanguita town. 

The biggest event is the one-day job fair in Dumaguete City sponsored by the Tripartite Industrial Peace Council here. 

Around 2,000 job applicants province-wide are expected to participate in the fair. 

Dumaguete City’s Public Employment Services Officer Socorro Mira said a total of 18 local and overseas employers have confirmed to join the job fair as of this writing. 

In Canlaon City, the celebration will kick-off with a fun walk in the morning, followed by a symposium discussing labor issues. 

A motorcade will be held in Zamboanguita participated in by members of rural workers associations registered under DOLE. (RMN-PIA Negros Oriental)