Second Survey School and WOW.pdf

WORKING GROUP: TRANSITION
1990: Israel, Turkey, Italy, Germany, Hungary
1996‐2002: Italy, Spain, Israel, Turkey, Germany, Hungary, USA, Canada
After 2002: Italy, Spain, Hungary, Germany
Approximately 11% form the Romanian people aged 18‐59 year declares that they
want to go working abroad in 2007 (1400000 people). (Source: Temporary
Accommodation in a Foreign Country. Economic Migration of the Romanian People:
1990‐2006. Foundation for an Open Society, 2006 www.osf.ro).
Immigration
2005: 49.485 foreigners were registered at the National Authority for Foreigners
2006: 53.606 foreigners (8% more than in 2007)
Foreign people represents 0,2% form the total Romanian population (21.7 mil.)‐ which
is a low percent in comparison with the percent registered in another countries.
The most of the immigrants are coming from: Moldavia, Turkey, China, Italy, Germany,
SUA, Syria, France, Lebanon and Ukraine.
Romanian active population: 9.7 mil. people. Foreign people working in Romania:
0,58% representing form the total employed people, but the trend is that the number
will increase.
Estimation of the National Prognosis Commission: 2013‐2015, approximately 200.000 ‐
300.000 foreigners will enter the Romanian labour market. (Source: Immigration and
Asylum in Romania‐ year 2006. Bucharest, 2007 www.mai.gov.ro)
Slovakia
Slovak economy has undergone many important changes in last 20 years and these have
influenced our labour market crucially. Transition from centrally planned economy to market
economy in 1989 meant unavoidable increase of before zero unemployment what brought
new problems affecting almost every citizen directly or indirectly. Unemployment rate has
increased rapidly (first increase in 1991, in 1994 unemployment rate was 14.38%).
Private employers entering the labour market have decreased unemployment subsequently (in
1998 ‐ 12.2%). The highest rate of unemployment (almost 20%) has been in 2001. From that
year the rate of unemployment decreases constantly. This reduction has been supported also
by EU entry of Slovak republic in 2004 and by accompanying increase of working mobility of
Slovak citizens. Recent rate of unemployment is around 7,5% what is the one of highest rate in
the EU. Unemployment is not distributed equally; western part of country has 2‐3% but
eastern part 11‐13,5% of unemployment. A big problem is especially unemployment of young
people under 25 (in November 2007 – 18,3%) and their share in long‐term unemployment that
is still very high. Recently a new phenomenon has arisen on our labour market – despite the
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