Criticism of nursing staff: Austria's talent ignores!

Criticism of nursing staff: Austria's talent ignores!

Krems, Österreich - In Krems, 41 Vietnamese nurses officially started their training as nursing assistants on Monday. A total of 150 people from Vietnam are to come to Austria to be qualified here. The strongly criticized recruitment of untrained forces costs taxpayers in Austria a whopping 28,000 euros per person for recruiting and training, which leads to total expenses of several million euros. Roman Hebenstreit, the chairman of the Vida union, described this procedure as "absolutely absurd and expensive", especially in view of the many people in Austria, who urgently need training positions, reported ots .

The discussion about the recruitment of these nurses is also fueled by the political opposition. The Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) is responsible for a massive breach of trust because it promised to reduce labor migration before the election. Instead, the opposite is now being implemented, which the FPÖ had vehemently criticized in the past. Instead, Hebenstreit called for investments in the training of unemployed young people and from career changers in Austria. "There are enough people who would be willing to work in care - when the framework conditions are finally correct," he added. Hebenstreit proposed to make nursing training more attractive in Austria to promote domestic specialists, such as noe.orf.at reported.

reactions and demands

politicians like the SPÖ boss Hergovich also expressed resentment about the situation. He emphasized the need to improve the working conditions in nursing in order to increase interest in this professional field. In this regard, those responsible signaled a clear willingness to reform. "Low wages, poor working hours and too few staff scares many interested parties," said Hergovich and asked the state government to finally ensure sustainable improvements.