Manila Bulletin
FNU calls for lifting of deployment ban of nurses
The Filipino Nurses United (FNU) is calling for the total lifting of the overseas deployment ban for nurses and other healthcare workers.
FNU Secretary-General Jocelyn Andamo stated that nurses have the right to seek better opportunities and pay abroad if their home country cannot provide it.
Andamo highlighted that nurses have already spent significant amounts, nearly P100,000, on examinations and documents for overseas deployment.
She also believes that the Philippines has sufficient nurses to manage the government's COVID-19 response.
This call comes after seven nurses with UK employment contracts were initially barred from leaving, though five were later allowed to depart.
The Department of Health (DOH) has indicated that the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) will decide on any exemptions to the deployment ban.
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Seven Filipino nurses were prevented from leaving the Philippines despite having secured employment contracts in the United Kingdom, with some already on the plane when denied departure.
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