Dutch English German Polski Home About us Work at Services International Media Contact OTTO IN THE MEDIA 04 Oct 2021 LOOKING BACK ON A SUCCESSFUL VACCINATION CAMPAIGN Category: News OTTO Work Force looks back on a successful vaccination campaign with the mobile vaccination center Ensure that as many migrant workers as possible are vaccinated. That was the goal of OTTO Work Force with the deployment of its own mobile vaccination center in July of this year. After almost 4,000 injections at 20 locations throughout the Netherlands, it was set up for the last time last week. But the information campaign is continuing to further increase vaccination coverage among migrant workers. The initiative for the vaccination trailer started at the end of June when it became clear that the regular GGD locations were struggling to reach migrant workers for Covid-19 vaccinations. “The threshold to vaccinate is high for Eastern Europeans. And because of the language barrier, they are difficult to reach via the regular government route.” For example, CEO Frank van Gool looks back on the past summer. “That is why we picked up the ball, initially together with the GGD Limburg-Noord and HollandZorg. In addition to decent work and facilities, the hard-working migrant workers are also entitled to good access to health care and therefore also to vaccination. By going to the people and with good information and guidance in their own language, we have nevertheless succeeded in substantially increasing the vaccination rate among this group.” “Het is mooi als een werkgever de verantwoordelijkheid neemt om samen met GGD te kijken hoe de drempel voor internationale medewerkers zo laag mogelijk gemaakt kan worden.” Zo keek Jac Rooijmans van veiligheidsregio Limburg-Noord terug op de eerste locaties van de campagne. In minder dan 2 weken was het mobiel vaccinatiecenter volledig ingericht en klaargemaakt voor de toer in Noord-Limburg. Dit was een dusdanig succes dat de trailer in de maanden daarna ruim 20 locaties in diverse GGD-regio’s heeft aangedaan waarbij bijna 4.000 arbeidsmigranten hun vaccinatie hebben ontvangen. “We hebben op verzoek van onze klanten diverse woon- en werklocaties van aangedaan waar arbeidsmigranten wonen en werken. En daarbij waren niet enkel medewerkers van ons welkom. Ook medewerkers van collega uitzendbureaus of vaste medewerkers van onze klanten hebben veelvuldig onze faciliteit bezocht, uiteraard op vrijwillige basis.” Aldus Justyna Kooijmans, HR-director van OTTO Work Force. Begin september stond de trailer opgesteld op het terrein van Heemskerk fresh & easy. ,,Doordat mensen tijdens werktijd een vaccinatie kunnen halen, maken we het heel laagdrempelig voor de mensen. Samen met OTTO Work Force zorgen we ervoor dat we een gezonde, veilige werkplek bieden voor al onze medewerkers.” zegt commercieel directeur Jantine Heemskerk. “Onze trailer stopt, maar ons werk zit er dus nog niet op.” A large part of the Netherlands has now been vaccinated and the crowds at the regular injection locations are decreasing. “Anonymous survey of our international staff shows us that we have increased vaccination coverage by almost 50%. But we are not yet at the average Dutch percentage. Our trailer is stopping, but our work is not over yet.” adds Van Gool. OTTO's vaccination campaign will continue in the coming period, but the focus will be on information about injections without an appointment at the GGD locations. Accessibility, information, explanation and support in one's own language remains the key to success. SHARE WITH A FRIEND SHARE ON FACEBOOK SHARE ON TWITTER SHARE ON LINKEDIN RECENT POSTS FLEX MARKET: The art of holding on Looking back on a successful vaccination campaign FLEX MARKET: A new crisis: on the labor market CATEGORIES Blog Columns and tips & tricks column News What's happening at OTTO? OTTO magazine All issues of OTTO magazine Press Releases All Official Press Releases ARCHIVE Nov 2021 Oct 2021 Sep 2021 Jul 2021 Jun 2021 May 2021 Apr 2021 Mar 2021 Feb 2021 Jan 2021 Dec 2020 Nov 2020 VACANCIES Per country Jobs in the Netherlands Jobs in Germany Jobs in Poland Jobs in Bulgaria Jobs in Czech Republic Hungary Jobs Slovakia Jobs Jobs in Ukraine WE WORK FOR: Privacy and Cookies © 2021 OTTO Work Force Powered by Morres & Company