Several Nurses Were Exploited By Their Employers - The 'white Army' Must Be Held Accountable

The Kuwaiti government should be more fair to the nurses (angels of mercy), since the country still suffers from a lack of the "White Army" that worked hard and diligently throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Aljarida daily has reported. In a statement, these organizations expressed their strong dissatisfaction with what they call "inhumane behavior," insisting that this dangerous file must be closed. They called on Dr. Khaled Al-Saeed, Minister of Health, to stop this immoral procedure and hold those responsible accountable.

They explained that the "White Army", which consists of expatriate nurses of different nationalities, was surprised when the companies which hired them terminated their contracts following the expiration of their contracts with the Ministry of Health.

The new companies, which have new contracts with the ministry, then asked the nurses to pay huge sums of money in order to renew their contracts. This is incompatible with the simplest rules of medical work, and inconsistent with the simplest ethical rules, as well as a clear and explicit violation of Kuwaiti law. The organizations affirmed that the importance of the health sector increased exponentially with the COVID- 19 pandemic that struck the whole world and led to waves of infections and deaths.

The role of the medical staff, especially the nursing staff, was clear to everyone worldwide including Kuwait where they performed a wonderful feat that exceeded all expectations. This included citizens, Bedoun residents and expatriates. In their statement, these non-profit organizations said, “These nurses who are affected are greatly shocked by the situation.

They have extensive experience in dealing with patients. If they did not pay the amounts required of them by the new companies that won the new ministerial contract, these companies will bring new nurses, perhaps some without experience, into the country and provide them with training in Kuwait. Eventually, we will lose them again because of the greed of some companies that operate within the medical sector. “After raising this issue in the press and social media for several days, the Ministry of Health did not move a finger or clarify matters immediately.

A short and weak statement was sent after a while that reflected the ambiguity of their position. In a statement, the ministry said that the problem is related to the laws regulating the residency of medical staff members whose contracts have expired, and that the matter is in other parties' hands. Furthermore, it stated that many nurses were transferred directly to the ministry. Then why did this storm happen in the first place? Considering that the ministry still needs more medical staff, why did the ministry not offer all medical staff the chance to work directly under the ministry?" 

 

 

 

SOURCE  ARABTIMES

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