Job seekers invited to Japan

Job seekers invited to Japan

PALANGKA RAYA, Central Kalimantan: The local manpower office
is encouraging job seekers to take part in selection tests for
apprenticeships in Japan, an official said on Tuesday.

The Central Kalimantan deputy manpower office head Kiwok D.
Rampay said the program took place every year, and was part of
the effort to reduce unemployment in the province.

Those needed for the program were graduates in all disciplines
from senior high schools and universities, Kiwok added.

"The participants who pass the selection tests will be trained
to work, so their respective educational disciplines will not
affect their participation in the program," he said.

He said the recruitment process started two months ago and
would come to an end in August 2004.

Kiwok said the unemployment rate in Central Kalimantan stood
at 35,239 in 2003. -- Antara