Labor market
RTS: One hundred thousand foreign workers in Serbia, quotas are not being considered
According to data from the Ministry of Labour, Employment, Veterans and Social Affairs, around 100.000 foreigners currently work in Serbia.
Labor market
Alarm in Germany: Necessary mass importation of labor force
Labor market experts from the Bertelsmann Foundation have sounded the alarm. Their study shows that the German economy is geared towards massive labor imports and immigration. Regardless of that, economists warn that the exit from the crisis of the German economy is not in sight
Germany
Everything for skilled labor: Now even lower taxes for foreigners
The government in Berlin is considering tax cuts for foreigners working in jobs for which there is a shortage of labor. This is opposed by parties across the political spectrum. However, Germany currently lacks about 573.000 skilled workers and the state is doing everything to attract them from abroad.
Opportunity for new guest workers
Germany is even closer to workers from Serbia: From June 1, the third phase of the law comes into force
Last year, the German government adopted a law on the immigration of skilled workers (FEG), the provisions of which are coming into force gradually
Economy
An increasing number of foreign workers in Serbia
In Serbia, more than 2023 work permits were issued to foreigners in 52.000, which is a jump of almost 70 percent compared to the previous year
Open Balkans
Three States, One Labor Market: The Neighborhood Job Search
Apart from wine fairs, the unification of the labor market is one of the achievements of the "Open Balkans", the agreement between Serbia, North Macedonia and Albania, which is also called "mini Schengen".
Economy
Open Balkans: Will Albanians and Macedonians build Vučić's "leap into the future"?
From March, the free labor market between Serbia, North Macedonia and Albania should enter into force. That's commendable, says economist Saša Đogović for "Vreme", but it falls short because other countries of the Western Balkans do not participate
Economy
The state announces the import of labor force, it does not care about its workers
"A large number of projects also means that a large number of workers will be needed. In the case of our country, this also means that we will have to import labor," says Construction Minister Goran Vesić.
Evropa
Welcome to Germany, a country with a labor shortage
Germany is doing everything to facilitate the procedures for the arrival of foreign workers. The bureaucracy and the criteria for obtaining a work permit are also reduced. And there is also a special "Western Balkan rule" - workers from our region will have special benefits
Labor market
Artisans earn more than doctors
Due to the lack of workers, some trades in Serbia are better paid than academic titles, according to the Union of Employers. According to statistics, programmers and flight controllers still earn the most, but life often defies statistics. Serbia lacks 20.000 professional drivers, and forecasts are that the problem will not be alleviated in the next five years
Labor market
Pensioners in Serbia are the new workforce
More and more pensioners in Serbia, instead of taking a vacation after their well-deserved retirement, continue to work. According to the data of the Association of Free and Independent Trade Unions, about 100.000 of them are employed. Employers are interested in candidates because of the labor shortage, and pensioners supplement their household budget in this way
Labor market
The highest paid jobs in Serbia: And drivers among the top ten
For many positions that are at the top of the highest paid, you do not need a university degree. The minimum wage in Serbia is slightly below 40.000 dinars, while some employees can boast of receiving more than 500.000 dinars. These figures are the official data of the Republic Institute of Statistics, on the basis of which the list of the highest paid jobs in our country was selected.
The World
German companies desperate: We need qualified workers
An analysis of the Stepstone platform, which deals with finding jobs, showed that companies in Germany are struggling to find qualified workers, and therefore many jobs remain unfilled.
Promised Land Germany: More than 65.000 workers in the hospitality industry are missing
In 2019, Germany lacked around 40.000 workers in the catering and hotel industry. With the arrival of the pandemic, the situation became even more acute, so this summer it often happens that Germans come across the closed doors of catering establishments. The country's doors are therefore being opened for foreign workers
The World
Labor market: Welcome to Germany
Economists estimate that this country needs as many as one and a half million immigrants annually. "We need institutions for foreigners, which will not scare them. We shouldn't demand that every foreign worker speaks German," says Monika Schnitzer
Labor market
Germany: What has changed to make it easier for foreigners to get a job
The new law provides that foreigners can get a job in Germany in three ways. They can come, even if they don't have a job already arranged
USA and migrants from Latin America
The hard way to the "American dream"
The faith in a new life with which the migrants embarked on a long journey of thousands of kilometers through the jungles and swamps of Latin America, where murderers, thieves, human traffickers and all kinds of fraudsters stalked them, collided with the strict procedures for obtaining asylum. The desire to live better, unfortunately, is not on the list of conditions for obtaining asylum