What are the Special Services of PESO?
- these shall be conducted periodically all over the country to bring together in one venue job seekers and employers for immediate matching.
- this will give clients information on the array of livelihood programs they choose to avail of particularly in the rural areas;
- this type of assistance will enable poor but qualified applicants to avail for opportunities for overseas employment;
- this program will endeavor to provide employment to deserving students and out-of-school youths and out—of-school youths coming from poor families during summer and/or Christmas vacations as provided for under Republic Act No. 7323 and its implementing rules, to enable them to pursue their education;
- this program aims develop the values of work appreciation and ethics by exposing the young to actual work situations;
– this program is in pursuance of Republic Act No. 6685 which requires construction companies, including the Department of Public Works and Highways and contractor for government-funded infrastructure projects to hire thirty percent(30%) of skilled and fifty percent (50%) of unskilled labor requirements from the areas other programs/activities developed by DOLE to enhance provision of employment assistance to PESO clients, Particularly for special groups of disadvantage workers such as persons with disabilities (PWDs) and displaced workers.