You may remember the name ACTYL. They were in Belize City in December recruiting workers to be employed at McDonald's in Western Canada. They got an overwhelming response and came back - but this time focusing on the Cayo District. This time they are broadening their search based on what they say is an excellent labour pool in Belize. They're doing interviews on Barbados Street in Belmopan - where we didn't see them lining up like they did in Belize City - but that's because the Actyl representative says they came early:
Reporter
"What has the turn out been like today so far?"
Dr. Linda West - ACTYL Group
"The turnout has been very steady. People weren't supposed to arrive until noon, everybody arrived at like 6am-7am and so we've interview the people who are supposed to be here at noon and now we are waiting for the next crowd."
Reporter
"How many applications would you say you got so far?"
Dr. Linda West - ACTYL Group
"Today about 145."
Reporter
"What cross-section or position are you trying to fill?"
Dr. Linda West - ACTYL Group
"Today it's mostly trades; we need welders, construction workers, people who have done manufacturing and we need a lot of people for McDonalds. What we are looking for McDonalds is somebody who is a young adult, energetic, friendly and has done some restaurant work."
Reporter
"What would the salary look like for these people?"
Dr. Linda West - ACTYL Group
"The construction workers; it starts at about $17 and goes up to about $30. For McDonalds; the minimum wage is $9.50, $10.00 - $11.00 for McDonald's workers. We set up their housing to make sure that they can live well and do well. There has been some scatter about not having good housing - we do very well with housing and there are never more than 2 people per bedroom, it's a fully furnished setup home that they will go into and very high quality."
"We will be setting up a permanent office here, so there will be somebody from Belize hired to work here and the recruiting process is completely paid by the employer."
The recruiting sessions in Belmopan continue through to Friday daily from 10am to 7pm.
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