RP-trained nurses hired as domestic helpers in Canada

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rp-trained nurses hired as domestic helpers in canada

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"there has been a majority of domestic helpers going to canada who are nurses, "said joane vasquez, of the filipino nurses support group-quebec (fsng-quebec) and chair of the philippine women's center of quebec.

according to vasquez, about 96 percent of domestic helpers in canada are filipinos, and most of them are nurses from the philippines.

. . . vasquez said that domestic helpers are paid eight canadian dollars an hour. a professional nurse receives an average wage of c$25 per hour.

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aside from this, even if filipino nurses pass the board exam, under their working contract, they cannot practice the profession.

domestic helpers there need to complete 24 months of domestic work under one employer. they also have to stay at home with the same employer over the same period.

about 16,000 canadian dollars are paid annually to a filipino domestic worker in canada while as a nurse, one can earn up to 50,000 canadian dollars per year.

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one of them talked about non-payment of her full wages and harsh working conditions under the lcp, which have caused psychological stress and burn scars on her arms.

these nurses have been unable to get their accreditation in quebec and are presently stuck in menial jobs or working in areas that are unrelated to their skills and training. these are stories repeated over and over again throughout the filipino-canadian community, noted bernadette baltazar of the fnsg-quebec.

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hmmmm.....why would they work in quebec? i thought majority of people there speaks french???? just wondering:uhoh3:.

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i shared this article because there are some agencies in manila actively recruiting rns for canada. i don't think they advertise, they're usually referred by word-of-mouth.

last year, a friend who was desperate scheduled a meeting with an agency in malate, and was informed that he needed at least 6 months of nursing experience.

the agencies promised deployment to canada within 6 months.

he did not take the bait, and is now teaching nursing classes.

his friends who also scheduled meetings with that agency--he "lost touch" with them.

now i'm wondering if these friends are busy working in canada as nurses...or as something else.

it's worrying that some agencies would sell people for dollars--american or canadian.

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Wow! I can't believe this professional (nurse) Domestic helpers??:trout: Shame on them! I didnt study and practice nursing just by ending like this. Please beware of this agencies. Thanks Pinoy guy for posting this.

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hmmmm.....why would they work in quebec? i thought majority of people there speaks french???? just wondering:uhoh3:.

notice that they are not working in facilities as rns, but as household caregivers only. bbbbbbbbbbbbiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigggggggggggg

difference.

they are not working in the rn role, and are not getting paid as an rn, but getting what a domestic worker would get. that is the entire point of the article.

and they are being sold, just as you sell an object that you own. the agency wins out, the nurse loses. but some are so desparate to leave that they do not understand the consequences of their actions and that things are not going to be what they were expecting at all.

many do not want to know about this, but that is their problem. and they should not come complaining later on when they find out that this is where they are getting placed and not in a hospital where they can learn some new skills. but are placed strictly as a servant, and nothing more.

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Quebec is only one province in Canada, and the only French one. These programs exist in the other provinces as well, you are just hearing mention of Montreal area in this.

The government there also requires that any foreign nurse, even those from the US, must pass the language exams there in French to be able to get a license to remain there to work. Otherwise they are required to leave after two years, they are not renewed if they do not pass the language exams by then. And many agencies fail to tell the nurse that as well, they only mention English for Canada.

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Quebec is only one province in Canada, and the only French one. These programs exist in the other provinces as well, you are just hearing mention of Montreal area in this.

The government there also requires that any foreign nurse, even those from the US, must pass the language exams there in French to be able to get a license to remain there to work. Otherwise they are required to leave after two years, they are not renewed if they do not pass the language exams by then. And many agencies fail to tell the nurse that as well, they only mention English for Canada.

Could be also that the applicants involved are in such a hurry to leave and not go through the hoops like everyone did. But thats just a conjecture.

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This is ridiculous ,Susan always said to read all fine prints in contracts ,why they did not take some time and do some research ?.Why people in this day and age want to sell themselves soo short?.

It is better they did come in the Caribbean at least they will be practising nursing and gaining valuable experiences.

At least after researching they would have known it is not that easy to practise as an RN in Quebec.

Why Quebec to of all the other provinces in Canada ?At least they could have apply for Home Health Aide.But then that to will be adding insult to injury,they will be under employed and it is an big time insult to their intelligence.

There is nothing like your home country if you simply can,y get what you want then just leave ,go back home until you figure it out,Slavery had abolish many years ago.

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the government there also requires that any foreign nurse, even those from the us, must pass the language exams there in french to be able to get a license to remain there to work. otherwise they are required to leave after two years, they are not renewed if they do not pass the language exams by then. and many agencies fail to tell the nurse that as well, they only mention english for canada.

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yeah, that's what i thought too. there has to be some kind of language class that you have to take and passed. and personally, french language is hard to learn... i worked with a lot of canadian flyer nurses, but they spoke english. non of them speak french. ( maybe they are from british columbia, or non frenchy speaking areas). and working as a house maids, or caregiver? that is sad..i wonder if they get paid too...:o what happened to filipino pride? this is slavery...i can't beleive they fall for that !

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Wow! I can't believe this professional (nurse) Domestic helpers??:trout: Shame on them! I didnt study and practice nursing just by ending like this. Please beware of this agencies. Thanks Pinoy guy for posting this.

ya i agree with you guys..what a pitty to our kababayans...i hope this will stopped now...they are cruel(agency) just to earned money....

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