Memorandum of Understanding Between the Department of Labour and Employment of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (Hereinafter Referred to as the "Dole") and the Ministry of Economic Development of the Government of British Columbia, Canada (Hereinafter Referred to as "ECDV") Concerning Co-Operation in Human Resource Deployment and Development

January 29, 2008MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE "DOLE") AND THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS "ECDV") CONCERNING CO-OPERATION IN HUMAN RESOURCE DEPLOYMENT AND DEVELOPMENTWHEREAS, the mandate of the DOLE is to promote gainful employment opportunities, develop human resources, protect workers and promote their welfare, maintain industrial peace, and manage the migration of Filipino workers for overseas employment; WHEREAS, the purpose of ECDV is to build a strong provincial economy that supports job creation and maximizes economic opportunities for British Columbians;WHEREAS, the DOLE wishes to assist ECDV in addressing the human resource needs that exist in light of skills and labour shortages in British Columbia;THEREFORE the DOLE and ECDV (hereinafter jointly referred to as the "Participants") have reached the following understanding for their collaboration and cooperation in the exploration of opportunities for labour and human resource deployment and development. aSTAIH1. DEFINITIONS(a) In this Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU"),...