In the presence of her family and friends, former Workforce Investment Agency executive director Edith DeLeon Guerrero took her oath of office yesterday morning as CNMI Labor secretary. This comes at a time when the Commonwealth needs to get as many U.S. workers as possible in the workforce to reduce reliance on foreign workers. The transitional foreign worker program would end after Dec. 31, 2014, unless extended up to 2019.<\/p>\n
DeLeon Guerrero couldn\u2019t help tearing up when she thanked her family for their support, as well as Gov. Eloy S. Inos for \u201cbelieving in me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI have come a long way in life,\u201d DeLeon Guerrero said in a brief ceremony on Capital Hill. \u201cTo my son Jay who is still serving our country, this is also for him, and to all my children, my family, my siblings, the staff of Labor.\u201d<\/p>\n
She said there\u2019s \u201ca lot of work ahead of us\u201d but expressed confidence that with teamwork built, \u201cwe\u2019ll be very successful in what we\u2019re doing.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe made some progress already since I took over as acting secretary of Labor. But again I\u2019m doing this all in the best interest of the Commonwealth. I come with sincerity, and I just want to do a good job for everybody,\u201d the Department of Labor secretary said.<\/p>\n
She asked for blessings and support \u201cso that we can move forward with what we need to do [for] the Commonwealth.\u201d<\/p>\n
The governor, before administering the oath of office to DeLeon Guerrero, acknowledged her hard work as WIA executive director and her new challenges as Labor secretary.<\/p>\n
Inos said even his office received WIA trainees, and \u201cit\u2019s always good when we see most [WIA] trainees move forward toward permanent employment not only in government but [also] in the private sector.\u201d<\/p>\n
The governor also noted that DeLeon Guerrero heads the Labor Task Force, whose objective is to get as many local people employed to reduce the need for foreign workers.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith a team put together, government and private, I\u2019m sure we will be able to achieve that goal. And finally get more local folks on board,\u201d Inos added.<\/p>\n
DeLeon Guerrero\u2019s swearing in came six days after the Senate confirmed her appointment, along with that of three other governor\u2019s appointments.<\/p>\n
Before her appointment as acting Labor secretary, DeLeon Guerrero was WIA executive director from 2006 to Oct. 2, 2013. Her Labor secretary appointment also coincided with the merging of WIA and the Department of Labor at the start of fiscal year 2014 on Oct. 1. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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