About 90 Indian nurses who had been left stranded in the United Arab Emirates after their hopes of a brand new job turned out to be a bogus recruitment scam have been supplied a lifeline after a hospital stepped ahead with offers of employment, Trend reviews with regards to Al Arabiya.
Health employee Ambily MB, who’s one amongst the many stranded in the UAE after falling sufferer to the con, is amongst these lastly relieved that her plight, after three months of uncertainty has lastly come to an finish.
Ambily had labored in the medical and surgical ward of a hospital in India for seven years earlier than she arrived in the UAE final March with excessive hopes. These hopes quickly turned to dread as, together with many different nurses, Ambily, realized that she had fallen prey to a job scam.
VPS Healthcare, one in every of the largest healthcare teams in the UAE, has come to lend a serving to hand to those nurses after studying about their hardships.
The group has been receiving job functions and inquiries from nurses for the final 4 weeks.
Sanjai Kumar, chief human assets officer at VPS Healthcare, stated the group has chosen eligible candidates via a particular interview performed not too long ago.
“We have given particular consideration to eligible healthcare staff who’ve been trapped for a very long time and going through monetary points,” he stated. “To date, 41 well being staff who’ve accomplished the course of have already joined the hospitals beneath VPS Healthcare.”
The healthcare staff who shouldn’t have a sound medical license will likely be becoming a member of as a affected person aide or service assistant.
VPS Healthcare Chairman and Managing Director Dr Shamsheer Vayalil has instructed his workforce to offer all attainable help to certified trainee nurses to acquire licenses.
“We will likely be initiating and helping them in processing DoH/DHA Licenses,” stated Kumar. “In addition to those that had already joined us, 49 extra will likely be becoming a member of our medical workforce upon issuance of an employment visa.”
“All the related bills, together with their RT-PCR check and BLS above the ordinary regulatory bills, are being taken care of by VPS Healthcare as a particular case.”
Meanwhile, well being staff thanked VPS Healthcare for providing help throughout the disaster.
Ambily, a resident of Kottayam district in Kerala, stated: “I used to be working as a registered nurse in a number one hospital in Kerala.”
“I got here to the UAE with excessive hopes however was shocked once I came upon about the scam. I’ve paid about 200,000 rupees ($2,756) to the recruitment company.”
“They had not returned us a single penny. I can’t return to India in empty palms as my household is struggling to pay again the cash we organized to pay the agent.”
“This job has come as a blessing to me. I’m assured that I might clear the procedures to acquire the medical license. Also, I’m blissful to be again at work when our companies are very a lot required for the group.”
Ambily, the mom of a seven-year-old little one, got here to the UAE alongside along with her sister Asha MB hoping to discover a resolution to her household’s monetary disaster. The recruitment firm promised to pay $1,225 a month together with lodging and meals. VPS Healthcare has given a job to Asha additionally.
Asha stated: “What occurred was unbelievable, and the brokers weren’t even prepared to return our cash. The recruiting firm had made massive guarantees in their social media advertisements.”
“They stated we might be capable of get work at the vaccination heart instantly after the quarantine interval, and the license was not a problem. They tricked all of us.”
“When requested 20 days later, they’d nothing to say about the job. So, we utilized to VPS Healthcare and different healthcare teams on our personal.”
VPS Healthcare officers additionally warned healthcare staff to watch out for job scams.
Rani Elsa Oommen, chief nursing officer at the group, stated: “Candidates ought to confirm the data associated to the establishment and apply solely after confirming the authenticity of the commercial.”
Last yr, Dubai Police arrested a gang who conned 150 job seekers with tempting job alternatives and enticing salaries throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
“The gang would lure victims by posting faux job alternatives with enticing salaries, after which ask the sufferer for cash for some alleged causes equivalent to recruitment charges, taxes or reserving an interview appointment,” Brigadier Jamal Salem al-Jalaf, Director of the General Department of Criminal Investigation (CID) at Dubai Police, stated at the time.
