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Philippines plans to double its limit on health care workers deployed overseas
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The Philippines' labor minister said on Wednesday he will ask for government approval to allow 5,000 more health care workers to be deployed abroad, double the annual cap in a country that is one of the world's biggest sources of nurses.
After lobbying by nurses' groups, Labour Secretary Silvestre Bello said he will recommend to the national coronavirus task force on Thursday that the cap is raised. Nurses are among the more than 10 million Filipinos who work and live overseas, with annual remittances in excess of $30 billion -- a key driver for the country's consumption-driven economy.More Related News

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