PHL Ambassador to Egypt Meets Filipino Employees of GS Engineering & Construction
Amb. Leslie J. Baja and Mr. Jin Gyoung Kim, General Manager of GS Engineering and Construction’s refinery project in Egypt (front, 3rd and 4th from left, respectively), with several Filipinos employed by the company
10 October 2017 CAIRO – Philippine Ambassador to Egypt Leslie J. Baja met with Filipinos employed by Korean company GS Engineering & Construction Egypt to discuss issues relating to their employment.
GS Engineering & Construction is working on an oil refinery project in the Qalyubia Governorate north of Cairo, commissioned by the Egyptian government. The company is set to employ some 1,100 Filipinos by the end of 2017, making it the single largest employer of Filipinos in Egypt.
Mr. Jin Gyoung Kim, General Manager of the refinery project, attended the meeting to address the employees' concerns. Mr. Kim pledged to cooperate closely with the Embassy in ensuring the Filipino workers' welfare. END
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