Student nurses 'exploited' as 'slave labour' amid Covid 'warzone'

The Dáil heard that 4,000 students nurses and midwives have been working on the frontline during the Covid-19 pandemic, however, they only receive a €50.79 weekly allowance.

Student nurses are being "exploited" and used as "slave labour", the Dáil has heard.

The Government has been slammed for refusing to pay student nurses and midwives the same rate as health care assistants.