THERE are no construction jobs for foreign workers in Italy.

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration stressed this as it warned job applicants on illegal recruitment perpetrated through e-mail.

POEA Administrator Carlos Cao said a syndicate enlists Filipino workers for an alleged housing reconstruction project to rehabilitate earthquake affected cities in Italy including L’Aquila and Rome.

“The scheme represents itself as the Ministry of Development, Public Works and Housing Reconstruction of Earthquake Affected Cities Program, under the auspices of World Rehabilitation Program and Italian Freedom Corps,” Cao said.

He said the Philippine Embassy in Rome has verified with Italian authorities that there is no registered project involving an alleged “Housing Reconstruction of Earthquake Affected Cities Program” either in L’Aquila or in Rome.

Among the bogus job vacancies being offered are for truck drivers, machinery operators, plumbers, carpenters, electrical engineers, electricians, metal workers, nurses/clinic staff, helpers, brick layers, technical experts, data entry clerks, first aid attendants, quantity surveyors, mechanical engineers, cooks/chefs/stewards.

“There are no such jobs. Don’t be fooled by the illegal recruiters,” Cao warned jobseekers.