A strong demand for health workers has been witnessed in Oman – where interested applicants can apply for the post and take up jobs after getting vaccinated with one of the approved COVID-19 vaccines.
In the country there are at least 350 job openings for nurses that pay around Php50,000 a month, said Labor Attaché Gregorio Abalos of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Oman in a virtual briefing.
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Abalos said that the applicants must be vaccinated and there are several preferred brands accepted for those seeking entry in the country but the list excludes Sinovac.
He said, “ Initially Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca. But as time went on, Sept 1, they lifted the deployment ban dito (here), they said Johnson & Johnson. I think except Sinovac, Sinovac ang hindi kasama ( is not included),”
The interested applicants are only allowed to travel to Oman 14 days after their final vaccine dose. Earlier the Philippines imposed a cap on the deployment of health care workers as the demand surged locally due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Several other countries are lobbying to raise the cap on the deployment of nurses.
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Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Stefan Schmitz said that Germany is seeking exemption from the cap since most applicants have already spent time and money on the requirements such as its language certification.
The nurses’ groups have also been appealing to the government to lift the cap saying it’s their right to seek better opportunities abroad while many health workers in the country are complaining of low salaries which is the main reason for seeking opportunities abroad. (AW)
Demand for Filipino health workers picks up in Oman
Source: Pinoy News Udpates PH
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