Review of Jpepa sought
01/24/2011A lawmaker from Eastern Samar yesterday sought a thorough review of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (Jpepa) on the ground that Tokyo did not fulfill its side of the agreement.
According to Eastern Samar Rep. Ben Evardone, the Philippine government is being shortchanged by the Japanese government, particularly about the provision on the employment of Filipino nurses.
“Jpepa makes a registered Filipino nurse inferior to a Japanese nurse as the former will enter Japan not as professional nurses but as trainees. Moreover, a Filipino nurse has to undergo the rigorous nursing licensure examinations in Japan written in Japanese language for her to obtain a permanent employment,” Evardone said of the Jpepa provision that pertains to health professionals.
He pointed out that under the Jpepa, Filipino nurses and caregivers are subjected to more stringent requirements before they could enter Japan compared to their counterparts in Indonesia..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20110124hed5.html
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