Study on the migration of foreign nationals to Romania

The Economic and Social Council presented a study on the migration of foreign nationals to Romania, which analyzed both the risks and the ways in which they can be integrated into the labor market. The study highlights major challenges such as xenophobia and discrimination, non-compliance with labor legislation, and the lack of adequate qualifications among workers. To address these challenges, measures such as supporting counseling centers, cultural mediation, legal assistance, as well as intensifying controls among employers, are proposed.

Reporter: The labor shortage in Romania is the main reason why we receive workers from other countries who leave their families for economic reasons. This is the conclusion of a study on the migration of foreign citizens to the labor market in Romania, their integration, and the risks of labor exploitation.

Another problem is that bringing workers into the country is bureaucratic, and people who arrive here find it difficult to prove what profession they have. They also have problems communicating in a foreign language and have different cultural habits.

The Economic and Social Council study also proposes solutions, such as limiting the role of abusive intermediaries, digitizing the labor recruitment process, and counseling foreign workers.

Sterica Fudulea, president of the Economic and Social Council: Creating a partnership between the private sector, social dialogue partners, and civil society on counseling workers, as well as digitizing the recruitment process and establishing a mechanism that would increase transparency and, of course, limit the role of abusive intermediaries.

In turn, the Secretary General of the Government, Radu Oprea, said that there are discussions that next year a new number of 75.000 foreigners will be accepted on the Romanian labor market.

Translated by: Radu Matei