Thread by @martaforesti, THREAD. A week ago I wrote this on the contribution that #migrants [...]

THREAD. A week ago I wrote this on the contribution that #migrants and #refugees make to the response to #coronavirus. Since then I have been collecting information on HOW this happens in different countries to learn for the future.
#migration #COVID19 https://medium.com/@marta.foresti/an-ode-to-key-workers-5218d425ecbb">https://medium.com/@marta.fo...

An ode to key workers

Like many others, my days are consumed with COVID19 news, adapting to remote working and soon to home-schooling my kids for the…

https://medium.com/@marta.foresti/an-ode-to-key-workers-5218d425ecbb

At @ODIdev we will be tracking and analysing these actions/innovations, for now here is an overview

First up the #USA where #NY state takes action allowing qualified graduates of foreign medical schools to contribute to the #Covid_19 emergency response https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/no-20210-continuing-temporary-suspension-and-modification-laws-relating-disaster-emergency">https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/no-2...

No. 202.10: Continuing Temporary Suspension and Modification of Laws Relating to the Disaster...

No. 202.10: Continuing Temporary Suspension and Modification of Laws Relating to the Disaster Emergency

https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/no-20210-continuing-temporary-suspension-and-modification-laws-relating-disaster-emergency

Still in the #USA, the State Department is on the lookout for medical professionals abroad willing to work in the #US. As long as they have a valid visa....mhh.....

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#COVID19 #migration #keyworkers #coronavirus https://twitter.com/TravelGov/status/1243335697202851843?s=20">https://twitter.com/TravelGov...

https://twitter.com/TravelGov/status/1243335697202851843?s=20

Prompting @gmaniatis and others to point out that there are many undocumented #migrants and asylum seekers ALREADY in the #USA who could lend a hand.

If only they were allowed

#covid19 #Covid_19 #migration https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/27/politics/dreamers-health-care-workers-coronavirus-daca-supreme-court/index.html">https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/2...

DACA recipients ask Supreme Court to consider their work in fight against coronavirus

Undocumented immigrants who work as health care providers are asking for their efforts fighting the coronavirus to be taken into consideration as the Supreme Court considers the the Trump administr...

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/27/politics/dreamers-health-care-workers-coronavirus-daca-supreme-court/index.html

And while in the #USA: #immigrants ALREADY make an enormous contribution to #Covid_19 response.

This timely brief by @MigrationPolicy reveals that there are
6 million immigrant workers on front-lines.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✔️" title="Heavy check mark" aria-label="Emoji: Heavy check mark">29% of all physicians

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✔️" title="Heavy check mark" aria-label="Emoji: Heavy check mark">38% of home health aides https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/immigrant-workers-us-covid-19-response">https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/...

Immigrant Workers: Vital to the U.S. COVID-19 Response, Disproportionately Vulnerable

Six million immigrant workers are at the frontlines of keeping U.S. residents healthy and fed during the COVID-19 pandemic, representing disproportionate shares of physicians, home health aides, and...

https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/immigrant-workers-us-covid-19-response

When it comes to #migration it is often #cities that show leadership first.

The municipality of #BuenosAires allows qualified #migrant and #refugees healthcare workers including Venezuelan doctors and nurses to be hired in response
#argentina #Covid_19 https://www.lanacion.com.ar/sociedad/coronavirus-municipios-provincia-buenos-aires-sumaran-medicos-nid2346577">https://www.lanacion.com.ar/sociedad/...

Coronavirus: municipios de la Provincia de Buenos Aires sumarán a médicos venezolanos

Coronavirus: municipios de la Provincia de Buenos Aires sumarán a médicos venezolanos - LA NACION

https://www.lanacion.com.ar/sociedad/coronavirus-municipios-provincia-buenos-aires-sumaran-medicos-nid2346577

And #Venezuelan #migrant health care workers step up to the challenge in #Colombia too - focusing on much needed psychological support

#Covid_19 #migration #coronavirus https://twitter.com/dancolombia/status/1243554738635001858?s=20">https://twitter.com/dancolomb...

https://twitter.com/dancolombia/status/1243554738635001858?s=20

Lunchtime break! Need to feed the kids!

Will be back with more from #Europe and beyond later #homeschooling #lockdown

Back from lunch and over to #Europe.

Once again #Germany leads . And again it is local government taking action: in #Saxony, the heartland of nationalist #AfD, the regional medical board advertises for #migrant and #refugees doctors to help
#COVID19 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany-refugees/refugees-to-the-rescue-germany-taps-migrant-medics-to-battle-virus-idUSKBN21C2IG">https://www.reuters.com/article/u...

Refugees to the rescue? Germany taps migrant medics to battle virus

Five years ago the arrival of a wave of refugees caused much consternation and fueled support for Germany's far-right. Now, the country is turning to its migrant community to plug an anticipated...

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany-refugees/refugees-to-the-rescue-germany-taps-migrant-medics-to-battle-virus-idUSKBN21C2IG

Meanwhile in the #UK Health Secretary @MattHancock-who recently tested positive for #COVID19-is on the lookout for foreign doctors. Sensible since
“So many overseas qualified doctors are driving Ubers because it’s so difficult to get reaccredited here& #39; https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/25/covid-19-call-for-fast-track-registration-of-refugee-doctors-in-uk?CMP=share_btn_tw">https://www.theguardian.com/world/202...

Covid-19: call for fast-track registration of refugee doctors in UK

Health secretary urged to expidite accreditation of doctors who gained qualifications overseas

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/25/covid-19-call-for-fast-track-registration-of-refugee-doctors-in-uk?CMP=share_btn_tw

#Spain is under phenomenal strain-so the government working across key ministries is recruiting 200 foreign #doctors and #health workers. To achieve this it fast tracked resident permits and certification of skills/qualifications #covid19 #migration #covid https://www.infosalus.com/actualidad/noticia-gobierno-incorpora-cerca-200-profesionales-sanitarios-extranjeros-sistema-nacional-salud-20200327095434.html">https://www.infosalus.com/actualida...

El Gobierno incorpora a cerca de 200 profesionales sanitarios...

Sigue en directo la última hora sobre el coronavirus en España y en el mundo

https://www.infosalus.com/actualidad/noticia-gobierno-incorpora-cerca-200-profesionales-sanitarios-extranjeros-sistema-nacional-salud-20200327095434.html

#Portugal took by far the most sensible, humane and effective action: it regularised #migrants/asylum seekers with pending applications, granting temporary residence permits and access to public services. This will also facilitate access to work

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Governo regulariza todos os imigrantes que tenham pedidos pendentes no SEF

Despacho publicado esta sexta-feira à noite refere que documento de pedido serve de comprovativo, funcionando como uma autorização de residência temporária. Dará acesso a todos os serviços públicos...

https://www.publico.pt/2020/03/28/sociedade/noticia/governo-regulariza-imigrantes-pedidos-pendentes-sef-1909791

And now, to my beloved #Italy, under so much strain and suffering. Here #migrant doctors literally came to the rescue. First came the #Cuban doctors, welcomed so warmly on their arrival in #Lombardy.

#Cuba #migration #COVID19 #coronavirus #visa https://twitter.com/italiacubaroma/status/1241675000794558466?s=20">https://twitter.com/italiacub...

https://twitter.com/italiacubaroma/status/1241675000794558466?s=20

And then from our friends over the #Adriatic sea: #Albania sending 30 doctors to help #Italy.

& #39;& #39;You are our brothers& #39;& #39; said Albanian PM @EdiRamaPM . Not obvious for those of us who remember how Albanian immigrants were treated in #Italy not long ago. https://twitter.com/martaforesti/status/1244564845720145920?s=20">https://twitter.com/martafore...

https://twitter.com/martaforesti/status/1244564845720145920?s=20

Final stop for today is #Australia, where 20,000 international nursing students will have restrictions on their working hours lifted by the federal government to ease pressure on the aged care sector as it reels from the #coronavirus outbreak. #migration https://www.smh.com.au/national/visa-work-restrictions-lifted-on-20-000-international-student-nurses-20200318-p54bfz.html">https://www.smh.com.au/national/...

Visa work restrictions lifted on 20,000 international student nurses

International nursing students are set to have working restrictions lifted in a bid to ease mounting pressure on an aged care sector reeling from the coronavirus outbreak.

https://www.smh.com.au/national/visa-work-restrictions-lifted-on-20-000-international-student-nurses-20200318-p54bfz.html

Back in the #UK where the government has just announced that ALL foreign #NHS workers will have their visas automatically renewed for a year, free of charge.

Let this be the end of the #hostileenvironment @ukhomeoffice

#COVID19 #migration #Covid_19 https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/coronavirus-nhs-visa-doctor-nurse-paramedics-home-office-migrants-a9438211.html%3famp">https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www...

Thousands of foreign NHS workers to have UK visas extended amid coro…

NHS doctors, nurses and paramedics with UK work visas due to expire before 1 October will have them automatically extended for a year so they can “focus on fighting coronavirus”, the Home Office has

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/coronavirus-nhs-visa-doctor-nurse-paramedics-home-office-migrants-a9438211.html%3famp

Over to #France where #refugees with relevant qualification from countries outside the #EU can now work - under supervision - with no need for additional verification procedures

#COVID19 #migration https://accueil-integration-refugies.fr/2020/03/26/les-refugies-peuvent-contribuer-au-service-public-de-sante/">https://accueil-integration-refugies.fr/2020/03/2...

Mobilisation citoyenne : les réfugiés diplômés hors UE peuvent contribuer au service public de...

Accueil et intégration des réfugiés - Diair

https://accueil-integration-refugies.fr/2020/03/26/les-refugies-peuvent-contribuer-au-service-public-de-sante/

It is important to remember that #keyworkers in the front line of the #COVID19 response are not only #healthcare workers.

Many are #migrants.

In the #UK there is a shortage of agricultural workers to keep supplies of fruit and vegetables running. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/mar/28/fruit-and-veg-will-run-out-unless-britain-charters-planes-to-fly-in-farm-workers-from-eastern-europe">https://www.theguardian.com/environme...

Fruit and veg ‘will run out’ unless Britain charters planes to fly in farm workers from eastern...

UK urgently needs to fill 90,000 positions to pick crops that will otherwise die in the fields, warns charity

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/mar/28/fruit-and-veg-will-run-out-unless-britain-charters-planes-to-fly-in-farm-workers-from-eastern-europe

And in the #US too.

#covid #migration #keyworkerHeroes #keyworkers #COVIDー19 https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/03/31/during-covid-19-pandemic-immigrant-farmworkers-are-heroes/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2...

Perspective | During the covid-19 pandemic, immigrant farmworkers are heroes

Our thanks should be recognizing the crucial role they play in our society.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/03/31/during-covid-19-pandemic-immigrant-farmworkers-are-heroes/

Meanwhile in #Italy Ismail and his colleagues from the #Barikama migrant cooperative are out in the field and in the warehouse, packing delivery boxes of vegetables and dairy products to help feed local households. Saving lives.

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#COVID19 #migration. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/01/a-beautiful-thing-the-african-migrants-getting-healthy-food-to-italians?CMP=twt_a-global-development_b-gdndevelopment">https://www.theguardian.com/world/202...

‘A beautiful thing’: the African migrants getting healthy food to Italians

After years of exploitation, former fruit pickers set up a co-operative near Rome selling vegetables and yoghurt. Now they are working ‘twice as hard’ to get supplies to families under lockdown

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/01/a-beautiful-thing-the-african-migrants-getting-healthy-food-to-italians?CMP=twt_a-global-development_b-gdndevelopment

Here is an idea for the future:

There is no such thing as a & #39;low skilled worker

There are workers who contribute to societies and economies filling skills gaps and labour demands. Evident to all in a #pandemic, but true in all circumstances. #COVID19 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/news/meeting-seasonal-labor-needs-age-covid-19">https://www.migrationpolicy.org/news/meet...

A Race Against the Clock: Meeting Seasonal Labor Needs in the Age of COVID-19

As governments have reacted to the coronavirus pandemic by closing borders, seasonal workers have been kept out, raising a pressing question: who is going to produce the food amid agricultural labor...

https://www.migrationpolicy.org/news/meeting-seasonal-labor-needs-age-covid-19

In #Canada the College of Physicians and Surgeons of #BritishColumbia takes sensible/pragmatic actions to allow international medical graduates to play their part in the #COVIDー19 response.

Once again leadership comes from local government. #migration https://twitter.com/cpsbc_ca/status/1245440995954774016?s=20">https://twitter.com/cpsbc_ca/...

https://twitter.com/cpsbc_ca/status/1245440995954774016?s=20

‘As a doctor, I can’t stress enough how much America would benefit from the help foreign born health professionals could provide right now, regardless of their race or nationality. The #coronavirus doesn’t discriminate between national origin’ #migration https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/thehill.com/changing-america/opinion/490585-im-a-foreign-born-doctor-fighting-americas-war-against-the%3famp">https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/the...

I'm a foreign-born doctor fighting America's war against the

Now more than ever, the U.S. needs more health care professionals, regardless of their race or nationality.

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/thehill.com/changing-america/opinion/490585-im-a-foreign-born-doctor-fighting-americas-war-against-the%3famp

& #39;El Gobierno abre así las puertas a un colectivo de extranjeros que no habría tenido canales para iniciar una carrera laboral en #España& #39;

Without #covid emergency, these workers would not be allowed to work in #Spain.

This needs to change.

#migration https://elpais.com/sociedad/2020-04-01/el-gobierno-dara-autorizacion-de-trabajo-a-inmigrantes-con-perfil-sanitario.html">https://elpais.com/sociedad/...

El Gobierno dará autorización de trabajo a inmigrantes con perfil sanitario

Un nuevo procedimiento facilitará y agilizará permisos y homologaciones a médicos y enfermeras extranjeros

https://elpais.com/sociedad/2020-04-01/el-gobierno-dara-autorizacion-de-trabajo-a-inmigrantes-con-perfil-sanitario.html

It is on all of us to talk about this paradox, understand how to avoid it in the future, and take action.

Yes, the #COVID19Pandemic risks taking us backwards on #migration policies. But there is also this key opportunity to make things better #keyworkers https://twitter.com/gmaniatis/status/1246045488966746113?s=20">https://twitter.com/gmaniatis...

https://twitter.com/gmaniatis/status/1246045488966746113?s=20

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