Health workers shortage
Health systems in Europe are running on overtime

Chronic staffing shortages are pushing European health systems into overtime, harming both worker well-being and quality of care

Foreign recruitment of nurses Germany, Brazil Nursing in Brazil: a story of super-exploitation

Research reveals alarming data on the worsening conditions faced by nurses in Brazil: falling wages and increased precarization push many to work up to 80 hours a week

Nursing in Brazil: from super-exploitation to migration

In the second part of Outra Saúde’s analysis of deteriorating working conditions faced by nurses in Brazil, the focus shifts to examine external drivers of the crisis

Wage disparities for healthcare assistants deepen Europe’s workforce crisis

Healthcare assistants across Europe face pronounced wage disparities, both internationally and between public and private sectors, exacerbating the ongoing health workforce crisis

Foreign recruitment of nurses Germany, Brazil Health worker brain drain to global north is fueled by erosion of workers’ rights and health systems

Over a dozen organizations from across Europe met to develop a regional health workforce strategy rooted in respect and solidarity, rather than exploitation and commodification

Commodification of health Europe Activists and trade unions ready to shape new vision of Europe’s health workforce

Health workers, trade unions, and activists are gearing up to shape a new approach to health workforce policy in response to the current model promoted by governments in Europe

Europe struggles with health workers shortage but fails to address demands for decent salaries

Worries surrounding the health workforce shortage in Europe continues to grow, yet plans largely fail to include pay rises for workers in the sector

Nurses in Morocco call for recognition and respect

Nurses and medical technicians in Morocco are escalating industrial action, demanding adequate hazard pay, improvements to working conditions, and professional recognition

Public healthcare becomes key rallying point in Italy

More and more people in Italy mobilize to protect the public health system against privatization and budget cuts promoted by far-right Giorgia Meloni’s government

Unions demand urgent action on health workers shortage and quality of care

Global trade union organization Public Services International concluded a survey which suggests most health workers are contemplating leaving their profession as global health workforce crisis intensifies

Health workers in Sweden demand workforce policies that do not rely on international recruitment

Nina Bergman from the Swedish Association of Health Professionals talks about the working conditions of health workers in Sweden and the trade union’s support for the struggles for workers’ rights in the Global South

Germany Kerala nurses German health workforce strategy depends on nursing drain from India

Germany’s bid to address its nursing shortage through international recruitment spans Latin America, eastern Europe, and Asia. India, especially the State of Kerala, finds itself among the top cadre providers