HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — The National Dislocated Worker Grant program on Guam remains in need of up to 200 workers, according to the Guam Department of Labor.
The program offers temporary employment related to Typhoon Mawar recovery efforts. People hired under the program will be placed with the Department of Parks and Recreation, with the Department of Public Works and at Guam Environmental Protection Agency debris management sites as community program aides, laborers and laborer supervisors.
“Unlike other programs, the NDWG does not have a limitation on citizenship status, so as long as you’re a resident of Guam, provide valid government-issued identification, and meet the requirements listed above, you may be eligible for the program. The starting pay is between $11.17 to $13.59 per hour and workers may be hired for up to six months as they transition to more permanent jobs,” acting GDOL Director Gerard Toves stated in a release from the department.
People interested in the program can contact their mayors’ offices for more information on eligibility requirements and how to apply.
There is a system of priorities for eligibility to get into the program.
Individuals temporarily or permanently laid off because of Typhoon Mawar are the top priority.
Dislocated workers or displaced homemakers are the second priority, according to the GDOL release.
A dislocated worker is someone who has been terminated or laid off or has received a notice of termination or layoff from employment, the GDOL release stated. A displaced homemaker is someone who has worked in the home for a number of years and is now the primary source of income for the household, the release added.
Last are those who are long-term unemployed. These are individuals who are unemployed at the time of eligibility determination and have been unemployed for 12 or more nonconsecutive weeks over the last 26 weeks and have tried to find a job; or are incarcerated individuals within six months of release. These are also individuals who are underemployed at the time of eligibility determination; and have been unemployed for 12 or more nonconsecutive weeks of the last 26 weeks and have tried to find a job with self-sustaining wages/hours.
“Although we have made significant strides in our efforts to get aid to the people of Guam in the aftermath of Typhoon Mawar, and many people have recovered, there are still people who need our help. Programs like this are one way to put people on a path to employment and full recovery,” Lt. Gov. Josh Tenorio stated in the GDOL release.
“The NDWG also continues to help our island rebuild and fortify our structures in preparation for future disasters,” he added.
In this file photo, the exterior of the Guam Department of Labor offices is shown at the Bell Tower building in Anigua.
