!!! Wien !!! Memorandum of (Mis)understandings
Mo., 18. Sept.
|Wien
Einblicke in die Erfahrungen philippinischer Krankenschwestern und Migrant*innenInnen Das Projekt Sulyap umfasst verschiedene künstlerische Ausdrucksformen wie einen Kurzfilm, eine Installation, eine Ausstellung und Podiumsgespräche. Es zielt darauf ab, nicht nur die Erfahrungen und Geschichten...
Zeit & Ort
18. Sept. 2023, 10:00 – 12:00
Wien, Schillerplatz 3, 1010 Wien, Österreich
Über die Veranstaltung
The Filipinx health workers have been a substantial part of Austrian society ever since the 1970s. To this day, many well-trained and (over)qualified Filipinx work as nurses or in healthcare facilities. They have learned the German language and adapted to the local customs, traditions and norms. Despite the ongoing shortage of nursing staff in the European Union, the long nostrification process makes it difficult to work in Austria. The attempt to sign a newest Memorandum of Understanding between the Philippines and Austria in order to attract new workers to Austria seems to have receded into the distant future, despite efforts.
In this panel we will discuss questions around the working conditions of the Filipinx healthcare workers in Austria. How are they welcomed and how do the repatriation projects look like? Could we speak of reciprocity? Where does Austria stand in relation to the EU in terms of acquiring new labor…