As we covered here, the World Bank had released a report last month stating that the Pacific Islands – with their large youth population – could potentially meet staff shortfalls in Australia and New Zealand.
But Eseta Finau, who chairs the Pacific section of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation, says the suggestion was short-sighted and patronising towards Pacific people.
Mrs Finau added that people need to be trained well enough. “It is a specialised area now. You can’t just walk in and pretend you can look after our oldies here because there are modern technologies, there are things they need to [learn], how to lift, and all those,” she said.
An important point.
