rp eyes finland as new destination for nurses
[color=dimgray]09/18/2007 | 05:28 pm
the philippines is looking at finland as a new destination for filipino nurses, caregivers and other healthcare workers."finland's rapidly ageing population presents labor opportunities for filipino nurses and healthcare workers," said zeneida angara collinson, the philippine ambassador to the northern european state.
a finnish healthcare and social care manpower company plans to hire an initial batch of 100 nurses from the philippines next year and in 2009, the ambassador said.a pilot group of 20 nurses will travel to finland in 2008 to undergo finnish training and language studies in preparation for their employment that will entitle them to benefits and other privileges enjoyed by their finnish counterparts.
as of 2003, filipinos in finland were estimated at 580, of which 87% or 505 are filipino citizens while 75 have acquired finnish citizenship.
some good news for a change. i hope this pushes through.
the philippine government has to help the 600,000+ nursing students find jobs when they graduate in a couple of years.