Working in Romania
Benefits for Turkish and Romanian workers / More jobs for Ukrainian refugees / Nepalese citizens caught at the border
Vlad Palcu, 25.07.2024, 14:00
Turkish citizens who work legally in Romania will benefit from the recognition of seniority, when calculating pensions, following a protocol signed by the Romanian Minister of Labor, Simona Bucura-Oprescu and her Turkish counterpart, Vedat Işikhan. The provisions of the agreement will also benefit Romanian citizens with unique residence and work permits, valid in Turkey. Under the said protocol, the social security institutions in Romania and Turkey will work closer together to make sure Turkish citizens working in Romania, but also the Romanians working in Turkey, are provided with the necessary framework to better protect their rights. The top priority is to ensure the receipt of pensions, Minister Oprescu said. In turn, the Turkish official expressed confidence that the partnership will strengthen ties between his country and Romania. The Romanian Minister said that the first meeting of the Turkey-Romania Joint Working Group in the field of labor and social security has already taken place, expressing confidence that the action plan for the 2024-2025 period will further develop cooperation. According to the Romanian Minister, the records of the Labor Inspection show that there are approximately 10,000 Turkish citizens working in Romania.
From the start of the war in Ukraine until mid-July, over 23,000 Ukrainians registered with the National Employment Agency in Romania. The biggest number of registered Ukrainian refugee citizens, 7,201, reside in Bucharest and Ilfov County, 5,704, in Constanța County, in the southeast, 1,585 in Maramureș County, in the northwest, and 1,492 in Brașov County, in the center. According to official data, 3,154 Ukrainian citizens were active on the labor market as a result of the employment services provided by the National Employment Agency. Ukrainians have taken up jobs in the automotive industry, textile manufacturing, constructions, freight transport, tourism, public catering, IT, education, music and the administration. At present, 5,934 jobs offered by 693 employers are available to Ukrainian refugees residing in Romania. The main fields where jobs are available are the hospitality sector, the car-manufacturing industry and constructions. The National Employment Agency specifies that Ukrainian citizens who register with the Agency are offered free-of-charge services providing them with information and professional advice, labour mediation, professional training and assistance from the European Employment Services (EURES).
Nine citizens from Nepal were detained by Romanian Border Police on the Romanian-Serbian border while trying to illegally leave the country to reach Western Europe. Following an inspection, the Border Police discovered that the Nepalese citizens, aged between 20 and 37, entered the country legally on the basis of work visas. Pending the finalization of the inquiry, the suspects risk expulsion and even a ban upon returning to the European Union for a period of 5 years. (VP)
