Romania is facing an agricultural labor crisis. So WORK FROM ASIA has negotiated with the Philippine authorities to make it easier for more people to come and work.
More Filipinos to work in Romania. General manger of the company WORK FROM ASIAYosef Gavriel Peisakh, Yosef Gavriel Peisakh, paid an official visit to the Philippines where he met with representatives of the authorities to find solutions to the huge shortage of Romanian agricultural workers.
Given that Yosef Gavriel Peisakh is a representative of one of the main foreign recruitment companies in Romania, he has the ability to have an overview of the situation. He emphasized that there is a great need to import labor, especially in the agricultural segment, where there is currently a great need for both skilled and unskilled personnel.
"According to the requests received by WORK FROM ASIA, there is currently an unprecedented need for personnel for the agricultural segment, where Romanian entrepreneurs are looking for both agricultural machinery operators, from tractor drivers to mechanizers, as well as farm staff, even veterinary assistants, zootechnical engineers, and the list goes on.
Our lasting partnership with the Manila authorities gives us confidence that the Philippines can now provide the specialists we need for the Romanian labor market. Moreover, I rely very much on the positive feedback received from the market. Filipino workers are considered to be very well trained and serious, and our agriculture needs such people", said Yosef Gavriel Peisakh, general manager WORK FROM ASIA.
Romania needs manpower
"I worked in the United States, where I coordinated teams of Filipino workers. I knew that they are hard-working and very cooperative, so I really wanted to work with them in Romania, even if bringing them over involves a slightly higher cost. Our company is a seed producer and I can tell you that it has now reached its targets in terms of the staff it needed.
Workers from the Philippines work in production, processing and packaging processes at our company. We have Filipino workers who arrived in the company even 5 years ago, and now we are thinking to supplement the number of foreign workers brought in", said Gabriel Pătru, General Manager Patru Agro.
While thousands of workers from the Philippines are currently living in Romania, the largest percentage being nannies and maids, the agreement negotiated with the Philippine authorities will tip the balance this year towards the agricultural segment, where thousands of workers are expected to arrive in the coming period.
