Wanted: Gasoline station boys & grocery staff in Dubai

A company based in Dubai, EMIRATES PETROLEUM PRODUCTS COMPANY or EPPCO, is in need of Filipino workers who are high school graduates or those who have not finished college. The company has 170 gasoline stations in the United Arab Emirates and 1,373 of their 4,000 employees are Filipinos. They need 700 Pinoy workers who will be assigned as gasoline station attendants and staff of a convenient store in Dubai.

Representatives of the company will start the recruitment in Metro Manila and Cebu on August 15. Potential applicants must be hard working, can speak English and know how to get along with customers. The employer prefers applicants who are between 20 to 28 years old and must have a one-year experience for the position they are applying for.

The CDK International Manpower Recruitment Agency located at the Midland Plaza Hotel in Ermita, Manila will receive the papers of interested applicants. The applicants will shoulder an estimated P5,000 for documentation, medical and other fees before they fly to Dubai. The workers need not pay placement and visa fees and their travel expenses will be shouldered by the company. Once there, the workers are provided with free accommodation and transport service.

Meanwhile, the recruitment firm said there are other jobs like party hosts, balloon decorators, teachers, hair dressers and technicians, waiting for Filipinos between 29-35 years of age.