Migrant nurses play a significant role in the Irish health system –more than 40% of all nurses newly registered in Ireland are from outside the European Union. Some hospitals in the Irish capital have identified 50% to 80% of their nursing staff as migrants. The need for migrant nurses in this system is likely to continue for the foreseeable future, a fact borne out by the fact that many migrant nurses hold permanent jobs within the Irish health system and also There shall continue to be an ongoing need for international nurses mainly in specialist areas.
If you are a Migrant nurse and when you opt to work in Irish healthcare, you may want to consider safety measures to keep you and your profession much safer. The most important one is joining a Nurse Union which could support you in case. Now, There are mainly 2 Unions for Migrant Nurses in Ireland. Irish Nurses And midwives Organisation(INMO) and the Migrant Nurses Ireland(MNI).
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In fact, One may wonder why we should join any Union to keep our practice safer. In order to understand these let us look into Labour Unions and what actually they do.
Labour unions give workers the power to negotiate for better working conditions, and nurses' unions are no different. Many nurses join a union to advocate for better hours, increased pay, and positive changes in the workplace. However, Nursing unions are one of the most controversial topics in healthcare. Nursing unions have been around since the 1950s, but their numbers have risen dramatically over the last few decades.
The Irish Nurses' Union, now the INMO, is the largest trade union and professional organisation representing nurses and midwives in Ireland
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Although now the largest representative body for nurses and midwives in the country, the INMO was not always as widely accepted. The Irish Nurses’ Union, declared to be the world’s first trade union for hospital nurses, was founded as a branch of the Irish Women Workers’ Union in Dublin in 1919.1 Despite its name, the new union consisted mainly of midwives and was founded to address frustrations with poor pay, long hours and poor working conditions.
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Here comes Migrant Nurses Ireland (MNI). Migrant Nurses Ireland is an independent, non-political professional organisation open to all Migrant nurses working in the Republic of Ireland. Its aim is to support the working conditions, and welfare of Migrant nurses working in Ireland. The membership is free and the process is very simple for anyone.
