But most of them are not very eager to return. Even though the Dutch government says they will not be allowed to stay more than a few years. The Filipino nurses are also well respected by their foreign counterparts. They have a high standard of education, comparable to the American Bachelors of Science in Nursing. They speak good English and, says Cleopatra Aquino, their culture makes them very adaptable.
Filipino nurses are very patient, they can sacrifice.
Even if they are exploited, they will not complain, and so they suffer. Dirty Job Exploitation does take place. A group of Filipino nurses came to The Netherlands under a similar scheme 25 years ago, when there was not as much control as there is now. At the Luzac Foundation where the nurses are trained to work abroad, one of the nurses talked about those days. She told the students she was only given the dirty jobs, like emptying potties.