(Seated): Labor Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma (third from right) and India Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship H.E. Jayant Chaudhary (third from left) discuss possible collaboration opportunities in skills development between the Philippines and India during the latter’s courtesy call on DOLE on October 21 at the DOLE Central Office in Intramuros, Manila.
Secretary Laguesma also shared the Department’s labor policies and skills program initiatives aimed to address job skills mismatch and improve the competencies of the Filipino workforce. Also in attendance were Undersecretary for Employment and Human Resource Development Carmela I. Torres (second from right) and Assistant Secretary for Workers’ Welfare and Protection Amuerfina R. Reyes (rightmost).
H.E. Chaudhary was joined by the Indian Ambassador to the Philippines, Mr. Harsh Kumar Jain; Senior Public Policy Specialist Ms. Swati Rahal; and the Private Secretary to the Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Mr. Sujeet Kumar. Photos by Ali Creo/DOLE-IPS
