New Monument: Vienna Wants to Pay Tribute to the Work of the Guest Workers
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60 years after the recruitment agreement with Yugoslavia, Vienna is launching a monument to commemorate the people who built the city. It is due to be finished by 2030 at the latest.
The idea is decades old, now it should become a reality: 60 years after the "Apprenticeship Agreement" with the then Yugoslavia there is a green light for a guest worker monument in Vienna – financed from donations. Not because of empty city funds, but with full intention, as is emphasized.
It has been discussed for several years, now the plans for a monument to Vienna's guest workers become more concrete.The memorial is to be built at the main station, it is almost exclusively financed by donations.
The city of Vienna, together with the Volkshilfe Wien and the Wiener Arbeiterförderungsfonds (Waff), is planning a monument for guest workers. It is said to be a "living testimony" for "where families have migrated, as they have integrated themselves," according to Kulturstadträtin Veronica Kaup-Hasler (SPÖ). For Tanja Wehsely, Managing Director of Volkshilfe Wien, a memorial for guest workers is to be built in...
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