Ang Nars, Inc. Position Paper on Unemployment and Underemployment
Ang Nars, Inc. Position Paper on Unemployment and Underemployment
Written by: Leah Primitiva G. Samaco-Paquiz, Founding President
Ang Nars denounces the present condition of many professional Filipino nurses who are unemployed or underemployed.
From 1998 to 2008, the Philippines produced 230,225 registered nurses, creating the problems of unemployment and underemployment. The profession is confronted with serious problems, notably the lack of employment possibilities, positions lower than the applicants’ professional qualifications, inadequate wages and poor working conditions. These are real problems as evidenced by the Philippine Nursing Compensation Survey commissioned by the Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) in the year 2009. Read more…
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Ang Nars, Inc. Position Paper on the Practice of “On-The-Job Training” or “Enforced Volunteerism”
Ang Nars, Inc. Position Paper on the Practice of “On-The-Job Training” or “Enforced Volunteerism”
Written by: Leah Primitiva G. Samaco-Paquiz, Founding President
Ang Nars believes that nurses in public and private institutions are entitled to a decent working environment as they continue to render health services to their clients.
Competent professional nurses who have earned enough skills are in fact eligible by law for employment and should be accorded the corresponding remuneration and benefits on an entry level. THESE NURSES WANT TO WORK AND EARN A LIVING. However, the lack of employment opportunities often drives these nurses to settle for far less than they deserve. Read more…
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Ang Nars, Inc.
Ang Nars, Inc. is a non profit, non-stock association that envision to be a strong association of nursing professionals who care as Nurse Advocates for Rights and Socio-political responsibility.
Ang Nars, Inc. aims to:
- Promote the rights and welfare of the many marginalized Filipino nurses here and abroad;
- Lead in the health care system which ultimately redound to more efficient and effective service to the sick and impoverished leading to a better quality life for all;
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