The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is conscientious for realizing the country’s goal of globally competitive and innovative industry. Most services sector that have a say to inclusive growth and employment generation, together with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) organized the Trabaho, Negosyo, Kabuhayan (TNK) Employment and Livelihood Summit.
The program aims to fill all unemployment by 2022. It would also increase employment levels, improve access to employment opportunities, and address a person’s skills requirement.
The government through DTI and DOLE, gathered the public and private sectors and members of the academe to develop a national employment program; a strategic plan that supports the National Development and Security Strategy.
The DTI Trabaho, Negosyo, Kabuhayan is conducting job fairs and caravans in every region. Everyone including jobseekers, entrepreneurs, and those who are planning to start a new business are welcome.
During the TNK caravan, DTI, DOLE and their partners conducts job hiring and livelihood seminars. Every interested Filipino can join by walking-in to the job fairs and seminars they are conducting nationwide.
The aim is to eradicate the growing unemployment and underemployment rate. However, this needs a resolution. The DTI, together with its partners, formulated the following strategies that will increase employment levels: