Open Letters (12/03/2023)

Production : Earthling Productions, Gena John and The Kids, RTS

Synopsis

Between 1931 to 2002, Switzerland issued some six million seasonal residence permits, known as "A" permits, to immigrant workers. This status carried drastic rules, such as a ban on family reunification and a stay in Switzerland limited to nine months a year. In open letters, former seasonal workers and their children recount the impact this system had on their lives.

Antoine Jaccoud