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    Here are some potential unfair labor practices nurses in the Philippines may experience based on the information provided: 1. Long work hours and inadequate rest periods that do not comply with the 8-hour work day standard. Nurses often work long shifts with little time to rest, which can negatively impact their health, safety and work-life balance. 2. Unsafe working conditions due to lack of adequate protective equipment, staffing shortages, and other resource constraints that put nurses at risk. The COVID-19 pandemic has further exacerbated unsafe conditions in many healthcare settings. 3. Low wages that do not provide a living wage to support nurses and their families. High cost of living combined with stressful work makes it difficult for nurses to

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    Here are some potential unfair labor practices nurses in the Philippines may experience based on the information provided: 1. Long work hours and inadequate rest periods that do not comply with the 8-hour work day standard. Nurses often work long shifts with little time to rest, which can negatively impact their health, safety and work-life balance. 2. Unsafe working conditions due to lack of adequate protective equipment, staffing shortages, and other resource constraints that put nurses at risk. The COVID-19 pandemic has further exacerbated unsafe conditions in many healthcare settings. 3. Low wages that do not provide a living wage to support nurses and their families. High cost of living combined with stressful work makes it difficult for nurses to

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    Here are some potential unfair labor practices nurses in the Philippines may experience based on the information provided: 1. Long work hours and inadequate rest periods that do not comply with the 8-hour work day standard. Nurses often work long shifts with little time to rest, which can negatively impact their health, safety and work-life balance. 2. Unsafe working conditions due to lack of adequate protective equipment, staffing shortages, and other resource constraints that put nurses at risk. The COVID-19 pandemic has further exacerbated unsafe conditions in many healthcare settings. 3. Low wages that do not provide a living wage to support nurses and their families. High cost of living combined with stressful work makes it difficult for nurses to

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    NCM 120

    Decent Work Employment


    and Transcultural Nursing

    Francia C. Toledano RN, MD


    Lecturer
    Course Orientation
    • This course will introduce the student to theory and concepts in transcultural
    nursing, and the role of culture in understanding and caring for diverse
    clients in health care settings.

    • Various cultures and concepts of health and illness will be examined; special
    emphasis will be placed on providing health care in Philippine Setting.

    • Understanding the “culture of nursing” institutional norms, behaviors, and


    communication patterns are critical to the students’ transition into the
    workplace
    Topics under NCM 120
    • Definition of Decent work, nature and
    conditions of employment
    • Historical and Theoretical Foundations of
    Transcultural Nursing
    • Culture and Cultural Values
    • Culturally Competent Health Care
    • Transcultural Health Care Delivery Perspectives
    • Cultural Diversity in the Health Care Workplace
    • Transcultural Health Domains
    Schedule
    • Thursday 2:00 to 5:00 PM
    • Attendance will be checked twice
    • Synchronous lecture
    • Asynchronous videos or reading materials
    • Learning activities and task
    • Quizzes every end of concepts
    Grading
    • Learning activities – 30%
    • Class standing – 10 %
    – Attendance and participation
    • Quizzes and assignments – 20%
    – Concept quiz/formative exams
    • Periodical Exams – 40%
    – Summative exams (midterm and final exam)
    Definition of Terms
    • Decent work is employment that "respects
    the fundamental rights of the human person as well
    as the rights of workers in terms of conditions of work
    safety and remuneration. ...
    • Respect for the physical and mental integrity of the
    worker in the exercise of his/her employment.
    – UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC,
    SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS (2006)
    Definition from ILO
    • According to the International Labour Organization (ILO),
    – decent work involves opportunities for work that are
    productive and deliver a fair income, security in the
    workplace and social protection for families, better
    prospects for personal development and social
    integration, freedom for people to express their
    concerns, organize and participate in the decisions
    that affect their lives and equality of opportunity and
    treatment for all women and men.
    Decent work agenda
    • ILO decent work agenda – is the balanced and integrated
    programmatic approach to pursue the objectives of full
    and productive employment and decent work for all at
    global, regional, national, sectoral and local levels

    • 4 pillars – standards and rights at work, employment


    creation and enterprise development, social protection
    and social dialogue
    Elements of Decent Work

    • Job Creation - no one should be barred from their desired work due to lack of employment
    opportunities

    • Rights at Work, including minimum wage - Workers rights include the right to just and
    favorable conditions, days off, 8-hour days, non-discrimination and living wages for them and
    their families, amongst others

    • Social Protection - all workers should have safe working conditions, adequate free time and
    rest, access to benefits like healthcare, pension, and parental leave, among many others

    • Social Dialogue - workers should be able to exercise workplace democracy through their


    unions and negotiate their workplace conditions as well as national and international labour
    and development policies
    Laws governing Nursing
    Practice

    • Republic Act 7305: Magna Carta of Public Health


    Workers

    • Republic Act No. 9173, or the "Philippine Nursing


    Act of 2002.”
    Unfair Labor Practices
    Think about it…
    “What do you think are the unfair labor practices or
    situations that nurses in the Philippines are experiencing?”
    Site at least 3 or as many as you like.
    Make your self reflection of the present condition of nurses
    in the Philippines.
    Consider the hours of work and rest periods, condition and
    safety, salary, benefits

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