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February 24, 2021 The Philippines is using two coveted resources of the Covid-19 pandemic as bargaining chips: healthcare workers and vaccines. The Philippine Department of Labor and Employment says it’s willing to exempt the Germany and the UK from the 5,000 –person annual limit on the number of Filipino healthcare professionals allowed to work abroad. In exchange, they want to secure 600,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, and also review bilateral labor agreements. Germany and the UK face a dire shortage of trained caregivers for their aging populations, so they need the nurses. A recent study suggests that the UK may require 50,000 more nurses over the next four years to survive the pandemic. Germany has been actively recruiting foreign nurses to fill thousands of open positions across the country, and is ready to hire 15,000 new Filipino medical workers.

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