Filipinos and Indian nationals dominate the nursing workforce in the United Arab Emirates, according to a study conducted by the association of nurses in the Emirates.
The association intends to use results of the study to seek higher wages for nurses and to encourage Emiratis, particularly men, to enter the profession.
Emirati nurses constitute only a small percentage of the total nursing workforce in the UAE, the Emirates Nursing Association said.
“According to the study, of the total 23,433 nurses from different nationalities working in the country, only 759 were Emiratis. Of this total, only 12 were male [Emiratis]. Indians and Filipinos continued to dominate the workforce,” UAE news site Khaleej Times said, citing excerpts from the report.
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