Hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese, Kyrgyz, and Filipinos will come to work in Hungary
Zoltán Karácsony, an expert on HR Portal, told Világgazdaság that there are 25 licensed companies in Hungary bringing guest workers to Hungary from the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Mongolia, and Kyrgyzstan.
Interestingly, the government campaigned before the 2015 migration crisis that no migrants could take the jobs of the Hungarians. However, the world has changed since then. Now, the Hungarian economy needs more and more workers, but the jobs it offers are no longer attractive for Hungarians. For example, we know the new Chinese battery plants will welcome thousands of guest workers.
The answer is easy. Hundreds of thousands of Hungarians live and work abroad. That is because they can get multiple times the Hungarian salaries in Austria, Germany, or the United Kingdom. Their workforce is badly needed in Hungary, but they will not return for such low-added value jobs offering non-compatible salaries. Therefore, Hungary needs guest workers.
No chance to remain in Hungary for the guest workers
According to the government-close Világgazdaság, they come mostly from Central and Southeastern Asia. It is probably not by chance that new flights are launched to these regions. For example, the one going to Uzbekistan’s Tashkent has been announced recently.
Mr Karácsony said that Hungarian companies could not find suitable workforce in the industry, service, and hotel sector. Világgazdaság argues that there can be 0.5 million new workplaces in Hungary in the next few years. Therefore, we need 200-300 thousand more guest workers above the current 100,000.
State secretary Sándor Czomba said last week that the parliament made it easier for them to come and work in Hungary. However, they will have no chance to remain here.
The number of open positions is rising. For example, Hungarian companies need welders, truck drivers (we wrote HERE about Indian female drivers coming to Hungary), and forklift drivers. Despite the parliament’s easing, the administration for the guest workers still lasts 14-15 weeks.
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