RP nurses call for an end to bullying by US doctors, supervisors

NEW YORK - Jocelyn was a trainee nurse in a Queens hospital when a doctor yelled at her for asking a question: the spelling of the patient’s name.
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Chopped head of Pinay OFW in Japan found

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Trial of Filipino nurses in the US postponed

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. - The trial of Filipino nurses accused of endangering patients by quitting their jobs in a labor dispute was postponed on Friday when an appeals court said it will consider a defense request to drop the charges.
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HK to announce raise in pay of domestic workers

MANILA, Philippines - Hong Kong will announce on or before June a “moderate” wage increase for Filipino and other foreign domestic workers there, Malacañang announced Sunday.
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Pinoys in CNMI petition US Congress, UN for permanent immigration status

GARAPAN, Saipan - Filipinos on Saipan joined foreign workers from other Asian countries in petitioning the US Congress, the US Department of the Interior, and the United Nations Commission on Human Rights to grant long-time guest workers in the US Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) a permanent immigration status.
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OWWA membership fee for April: P1, 028.92

MANILA, Philippines – Departing Filipino workers or those renewing their membership to the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration in pesos will have to pay P1, 028.92 as equivalent of the $25 fee.
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RP nurses tricked to New Zealand jobs urged to tell on recruiters

MANILA, Philippines - A migrants’ support group in New Zealand is willing to provide assistance to Filipino professionals, particularly nurses, who become victims of false promises of recruiters and loan sharks, in taking their cases to court.
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Filipinos still 3rd largest remitters in the world - WB

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines remains the third largest recipient of remittances in the world, next to India and Mexico, according to a World Bank report.

In its latest Migration and Remittances Factbook 2008, the Washington-headquartered lender said the top four recipients of migrant remittances in 2007 were India ($27 billion), Mexico ($25 billion), the Philippines ($17 billion); and France ($12.5 billion).
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