manania is at risk of being penalized because of the immigrants it has taken in in recent years to fill staff shortages in several areas of the labor market.
Many immigrants come from India, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Nepal and Turkey, working in manufacturing, construction, trade, HoReCa and administrative services.
What Asian workers who leave our country illegally risk
Unfortunately, due to low salaries that can no longer cover the rising living costs after the VAT increase and the implementation of fiscal austerity measures by the Bolojan Government, many immigrants do not even sign their resignation and leave Romania illegally to other EU member states
Illegal migration can lead to severe consequences, both for the workers who risk being arrested and deported and banned from entering the Schengen area, and for our country, which risks being severely sanctioned if it does not react immediately and alert the police database so that the competent authorities in the Member States cooperate in the search for illegal immigrants.
What employers can do
Authorities in Romania can alert the Schengen Information System. The employer can notify the General Inspectorate for Immigration, signaling the Schengen Information System of the employee's disappearance from the workplace. Immigrants from non-EU countries have a residence permit in Romania which is strictly conditioned to the activity carried out on the national territory.
The general manager of Work from Asia, Yosef Gavriel Peisakh, underlined that such situations are becoming more common and called for a "clearer" administrative framework.
"We are fully aware that the phenomenon of unauthorized departures is a real one and that it sometimes produces negative administrative or legal effects. That is why we are open to contributing, with all the information we have from the market, to any analysis or consultation on this issue, if the IGI considers it useful. We want solutions that protect workers' rights, provide a predictable legal framework for employers and maintain Romania's standards of compliance and image in relation to other EU Member States," he said Yosef Gavriel Peisakh, according to Wall Street.
"Romania must remain an example of fairness and efficiency in its relations with European partners. This is why we believe that a preventive approach, based on information, transparency and collaboration, is in everyone's interest. We offer our full availability to contribute, in a professional and constructive manner, to any effort to clarify and improve current practices", added the Work from Asia representative.
