MAGSAYSAY Global Services (MGSI) joined the Trade Mission in Austria from March 9 to 15. The meeting was organized by Philippine Association of Service Exporters, Inc. (PASEI) in cooperation with Advantage Austria.

PASEI is one of the Philippines’ leading and largest associations of overseas recruitment agencies with over 300 member Department of Migrant Workers-licensed (DMW) agencies. On the other hand, Advantage Austria, Austria’s trade promotion organization and part of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (Wirtschaftskammer Österreich – WKÖ), provides a wide range of intelligence and business development services for both Austrian companies and international business partners. They have around 100 offices in over 70 countries.

Included in MGSI leaders’ activities was the courtesy call to the Philippine Embassy in Vienna. They also met the staff of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Labor and Economy (BMAW) and visited the nursing care homes where they were introduced to the Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) – Austria President.

To further empower MGSI’s business drives, they meet different economic players in Austria namely the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKO), Salzburg Economic Chamber, and other Austrian companies.

PASEI’s Chairman took the opportunity to personally thank the Austrian government representatives for allowing Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) to be introduced into the Austrian labor market. MGSI and PASEI look forward to a stronger partnership between the Philippines and Austria.