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Berlin The Federal Employment Agency has suspended the recruitment of Brazilian nursing staff to Germany through a two-year-old placement agreement.
The current Brazilian government expressed concerns about the placement agreement and the surplus of nursing staff in Brazil originally communicated by the Brazilian side, a spokeswoman for the Federal Ministry of Labor said today in Berlin.
The Federal Agency (BA) was also active in the placement of Brazilian nursing professionals through this placement agreement with the nursing chamber Conselho Federal de Enfermagem until the end of 2023.
First, the World reported on the suspension of the agreement. Citing a report from a Brazilian media outlet, the paper reported on complaints regarding the treatment of nursing staff.
During a trip to Latin America in the summer of 2022, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens) and Labor Minister Hubertus Heil (SPD) also initiated increased cooperation with Brazilian nursing staff.
Brazil is the largest country in South America and already Germany’s most important trading partner there. According to Heil, the Federal Employment Agency (BA) considered it possible to recruit up to 700 nurses per year. According to the local professional association, there are 2.5 million nurses in Brazil. The BA has been recruiting Brazilian specialists for the German labor market since 2018.
According to the Ministry of Labor, the reason for the suspension of the agreement with the Brazilian Chamber is that recruitment should not come at the expense of the labor market in Brazil. Brazilian concerns about a not so large surplus of nursing staff in Brazil have not yet been dispelled, according to Heil’s ministry.
The decision to suspend the agreement is in line with the principles of fairer mobility, according to which there should be no recruitment contrary to the wishes of the country concerned and a loss of necessary qualified workers in the country of origin should be avoided. © dpa/kna/aerzteblatt.de
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