E-drug: Brain drain of pharmacists (cont'd)
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Dear all,
Of course, this is a complex situation. On one hand we have free
movement of labour, which is key to globalization, and I'm glad
professionals in the developing world are participating in this
movement (much more stringent process, etc). In respect to this
issue, we have seen in recent past a deliberate mass-recruitment
of professionals (pharmacists, doctors, nurses, teachers, etc),
based in developing countries, or low- income states, into mainly
western Europe and north America. This is not normal international
recruitment of staff as we know it. What we know is that it is a
means to fill posts in developed countries that are not attracting
local professionals or are being seriously vacated, due to poor
employment terms, poor working conditions, etc. How many
teachers in the UK have left the profession due to poor conditions?
Talking of teachers, only, how many of these have been recruited
from Australia, South Africa, Jamaica, etc, to try and fill these posts
and stem that braindrain?
I gather that it is left up to an individual to make the necessary
approach to a recruiting agency, or professional body, in response
to this particular call for employment. But as some have noted,
where some developed countries permit to recruit this labour force
from developing countries in such numbers as to affect personnel
needs in developing countries, then surely that is wrong. But why
has this mass recruitment drive been possible? Are there bilateral
agreements between countries for such massive recruitments, or
not? If there are, what are the terms, and who agreed to them? Is it
professional bodies and companies in developed countries that
have been given the right to make this drive for staff, as part of the
globalization concept? The interesting development in this situation
for developed countries is that their labour issues end up not being
addressed sufficiently well, as to attract local personnel. In the long-
term, both developed and developing countries are likely to suffer
from this chronic braindrain.
Regards,
Bonnie
Bonface Fundafunda PhD, MBA, B.Pharm(Hon)
21 Beverstone Road,
Thornton Heath,
Surrey CR7 7LL
England
e-mail: bcfunda@hotmail.com
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