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Nurse Human Trafficking for decades… Happened when I arrived in 2006 2008, foreign nurses were handcuffed. Worse in 2024. This 10 year old video is STILL relevant. What’s the difference? Worse— 🔫 With gun threats https://lnkd.in/ep_EFdfa ⚖️ Abuse of legal system upto $400,000+ breach fees https://lnkd.in/eJsasPss 💵 $100,000 + lawsuit even nurse has paid the termination breach and followed the payment terms as per contract (https://lnkd.in/eADbcfSD) Nurse no idea she/he was sold as traveler. Hospital has no idea they were sold foreign nurse with lower pay than staff being billed as “real traveler”. Resumés altered. Unconscionable contracts 🙈contracts that nurses can be “sent anywhere” 🙊non-disclosure arbitration only choice of court by employer specific “dispute resolution” favorable to employer only “waive of jury and trial rights” “nurse agrees committing fraud when contract is terminated prematurely” It is 2024 already. 20 years of healthcare using immigration in a wrong way. ✅ The use of immigration to “supplement the REAL shortage” is good, especially in the rural areas. ❌ The use of immigration to “retain” no. Our nursing leaders are PHD, MASTERS, DNP prepared and SCIENTISTS who can do better than this. Retention strategy does not include DEBT BONDAGE. ❌ the use of immigration to “invest $15k in international recruitment and make $30,000-$100,000 through exploitation” in 2 years is an awful and illegal business model. Why does this even exist in healthcare? Which business school taught this? Risks vs reward. This is 2024, the RISK of a human trafficker getting caught with AI technology and social media connectivity is very high. ✅All hospitals (especially Magnet hospitals) should be leading in making sure their hospitals have policy in HUMAN TRAFFICKING of healthcare workers. ✅Joint Commission accredited employers should require all hospitals and facilities to have policy and procedure on using vendors with excessive debt bondages to be banned. When foreign nurses cannot speak up to protect their patients due to threats of severe harm to them is a PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY issue. We can do better #nursesonLinkedIn. American Hospital Association Alliance for Ethical International Recruitment Practices ICN-International Council of Nurses Pam Cipriano Dr. Holly Shaw Joint Commission International Jennifer Mensik Kennedy PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN PNAA Vicky Navarro Patricia Pittman USCIS M.Maureen Lal DNP, MSN, RN U.S. Department of State U.S. Department of Justice Human Trafficking Institute Polaris (formerly Polaris Project) United Nations Human Rights US Department of Homeland Security Federal Trade Commission The Nursing Beat Nurses United Against Human Trafficking, P.A. Rebecca Love RN, MSN, FIEL Bonnie Clipper DNP, MA, MBA, RN, CENP, FACHE, FAAN Deb Zimmermann, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Marlon Garzo Saria American Organization for Nursing Leadership https://lnkd.in/eWRgFuBy
Scammers take advantage of foreign nurses lured by U.S. jobs
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Keep sounding the alarm, Kaye Mendoza!!! You are such a force in this space.
Ellonorra Hunt
8mo
Great post.
Accidental Foreign Nurse Lifeguard - 1 saved life at a time | 18 yrs Travel nurse | Mentor WORK SMART NOT HARD | Investor | Philanthropist | Mixologist | Drone Pilot | enjoying life at its best
8mo*your friendly advice* (not legal advice) ALL nurses and organization hiring foreign nurses please sit down with your legal team to prevent this “RICO” that is hitting a Florida hospital now. “109. RICO Charges It is unlawful for anyone employed by or associated with any enterprise engaged in, or the activities of which affect, interstate or foreign commerce, to conduct or participate, directly or indirectly, in the conduct of such enterprise's affairs through a pattern of racketeering activity or collection of unlawful debt. 18 U.S.C.A. § 1962(c) (West 1984). The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act (RICO) was passed by Congress with the declared purpose of seeking to eradicate organized crime in the United States. Russello v. United States, 464 U.S. 16, 26-27, 104 S. Ct. 296, 302-303, 78 L. Ed. 2d 17 (1983); United States v. Turkette, 452 U.S. 576, 589, 101 S. Ct. 2524, 2532, 69 L. Ed. 2d 246 (1981). A violation of Section 1962(c), requires (1) conduct (2) of an enterprise (3) through a pattern (4) of racketeering activity. Sedima, S.P.R.L. v. Imrex Co., 473 U.S. 479, 496, 105 S. Ct. 3275, 3285, 87 L. Ed. 2d 346 (1985).” Source: https://www.justice.gov/archives/jm/criminal-resource-manual-109-rico-charges