Dutch king and queen are confronted by angry protesters on visit to a slavery museum in South Africa
Angry protesters in Cape Town confronted the king and queen of the Netherlands on Friday as they visited a museum that traces part of their country's 150-year involvement in slavery in South Africa. The Dutch king and queen are confronted by angry protesters during a visit to a slavery museum in South Africa. The protests were sparked by concerns that private agency health-care staffing firms are increasing in Canada, with over 41,955 job postings across the country for nurses in the first quarter of 2023, affecting hospital staffing, closing rural ERs, and increasing the number of companies that supply temporary nurses. The trend is causing concern that privatisation of health services is increasing, with calls for more scrutiny.
Publicados : 2 anos atrás por The Associated Press, Gerald Imray no World
Why some worry about the rise of private agency health-care staffing firms in Canada
There were more than 41,955 job postings across Canada for nurses in the first quarter of 2023, missing manpower that is affecting hospital staffing, closing rural ERs and fuelling the expansion of companies that supply temporary nurses. The trend is triggering worry that it is slowly privatizing the backbone of health services — nursing care — with an urgent call for more scrutiny.
Tópicos: Social Issues, Protests, Africa