Bulgaria - The social impact of seasonal migration

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At the same time, attempts are made to sign agreements for social insurance with those
countries so that this type of relationships be regulated as well and Bulgarian citizens
be able to accumulate points towards their pensions or other periods of time. In case
Bulgaria does not have an agreement for social insurance with the respective country,
a special article is included in the labour agreement stating the intention of the
countries to do that. The best solution at this stage is to sign a package of 3 agreements
with the member states, namely for employment, social insurance, and readmission.
Bulgaria has already signed readmission agreements with all of the EU member states.
In issue No 49 of the State Gazette from May 2003, there has been published the new
Ordinance for the Conditions and Order for Executing Consultancy for Securing
Employment, which was adopted by the Council of Ministers. The Ordinance lists the
conditions and order for executing consultancy for securing employment in the
Republic of Bulgaria and other countries, as well as of marine workers, for registration
for executing consultancy, its rejection and suspension, the maximum amount of the
price of the consultancy service, paid by the hired persons, and the obligatory
requirements for the contents of the consultants' contracts.
Changes had occurred in the following directions:
• Easing of the regime for executing consultancy for finding employment through its
transformation from a permissive to a registering one. The expiry date of the
registration has been extended from 2 to 3 years.
• Registration in the Agency for Employment of all contracts signed between the
consultant and the foreign employer, including the ship-owner (operator). The
contracts between the employer and the hired person are not registered in the
Agency for Employment.
• Gathering of information during 3 months about the hired persons on indicators
approved by the executive director of the Agency for Employment.
The expected results from the change and elaboration of the conditions and order for
executing consultancy for finding employment are the following: easing of the
procedure at the start of the activity, improvement of the quality of the consultancy
services offered, raising the efficiency of the control and monitoring of the consultants'
work.
5.3. Conclusions
Regulation of migration processes is already harmonized with international norms and the
acquis communautaire; nearly all the recommendations for adjusting the Bulgarian
legislation to contemporary legal norms have been fulfilled. The management and control
of migration processes are a key priority of the Bulgarian government. The main
objective is to increase the feeling of security of the citizens in their own country,
thereby decreasing their desire for emigration while adopting efficient measures to stop
illegal immigration.