Performers often travel abroad to seek new employment opportunities. Some may do so because they are hired to perform in international productions or with a touring company. Some may be drawn by a better offer of employment opportunities. However, employment and social security are fundamentally a national matter and performers are often subject to multiple regimes that may profoundly affect their eligibility to social security, pension, unemployment and other benefits in their home country.

FIA advocates for international OECD ( Home page – OECD ) standards to be amended and for artists to be treated like any other employed worker, taxed only in the country of residence when work abroad is limited in time, or self-employed persons, predominantly taxed in the country of residence. The Federation is also a member of On The Move (On the Move (on-the-move.org), a European network seeking to raise awareness about mobility issues affecting professional artists and advocating for measures to address these problems.