Following recent incidents in Northern Ireland and in the Republic, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has called on the HSE and other healthcare employers to be vigilant of staff safety and wellbeing.
INMO General Secretary Phil Ní Sheaghdha said: “Nurses and midwives will be very concerned about the racially motivated protests that are happening on the streets of Belfast. We are sending our solidarity to our trade union colleagues in Northern Ireland.
“We are asking employers to be extra vigilant and conscious of the safety and wellbeing of our members who are not from Ireland. They have come to this country to work, to provide a very necessary service, and they need to be absolutely assured of their safety when they go to work.
“Over 43,000 nurses and midwives have come here to work from other parts of the world and provide essential healthcare services. Just as importantly, their families are rooted in our communities. Our members should not be afraid to go to and from their workplaces or anywhere else in their communities because of the disgraceful actions of some.”
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