When guest workers realise life in Hungary isn’t roses all the way
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Since 2015, Hungary has seen a steady increase in the number of foreign guest workers. For them, the government has made it easier to work in several ways. Some Ukrainian workers left when the war broke out, and Asians are dissatisfied with the depreciation of the forint.
The number of Ukrainians is steadily decreasing, while Asians are dissatisfied every payday because of the deteriorating forint, Telex reports. Although the government sees foreign guest workers as a solution to the labour shortage, experience shows that it is not nearly as easy to attract them to the Hungarian labour market as many had hoped.
Many guest workers in Hungary
Over the past 6-8 years, the government has improved the opportunities for people to work in Hungary, and companies are trying to recruit from a wide variety of countries. Labour shortages in Hungary emerged at the end of the crisis in 2014, which started in 2008. 2015 was the first year when the vacancies were not always filled immediately. Since then, it has become increasingly difficult to find people for these jobs every year. This year, the problem has reappeared, some say more than at any time in recent decades, Telex continues.
With all the businesses closing (for at least this winter) this is no longer a problem. The new problem will be unemployment.
As our Politicians say – “we are pro-family!”. Unfortunately FACT – our fertility rate is currently 1.6, which needs to be 2.1 to just replace the current Hungarian population. If we want to keep our working, tax paying population at the current level (assuming no growth), we will need to convince foreigners to settle / work here. Oh. And stop our talented people leaving. Very curious as to our Politicians’ plan re this structural problem!