Kerala nurses want to return to Iraq


(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Kerala nurses who have a valid work visa for Iraq are urging the state government to arrange for their return to that country to join duty. These nurses were in India on annual leave when trouble broke out in Iraq in July this year.

"By now I have received almost a dozen calls from such nurses, who are asking us to see that we make arrangements for them to resume work in Iraq as they have a valid visa and an employment contract," said an official at the chief minister's office. In July, around 350 Keralite nurses in Iraq were brought back after militants took control of certain areas there.

The chief minister's office has asked these nurses to approach the ministry of external affairs. P Sudeep, CEO of Roots Norka, said that currently no fresh ECR (emigration check required) clearance is being given to anyone who wants to travel to Iraq for taking up a job. However, sources at the airport here said that those passengers who have a valid visa to Iraq are going.


The Peninsula

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