THE WORKFORCE SHORTAGE ON THE ROMANIAN LABOR MARKET: ATTEMPTS TO COMPENSATE THROUGH THE ADMISSION OF FOREIGN QUOTAS
THE WORKFORCE SHORTAGE ON THE ROMANIAN LABOR MARKET: ATTEMPTS TO COMPENSATE THROUGH THE ADMISSION OF FOREIGN QUOTAS

Author(s): Cristina Mihaela Lazăr, Bostan Ionel, Nicoleta Asaloş
Subject(s): Economy, Business Economy / Management, Micro-Economics, Human Resources in Economy, Business Ethics
Published by: Икономически университет - Варна
Keywords: Romania; labor market balance; deficit; labor import; quotas of foreign workers
Summary/Abstract: Romania is facing a structural labor shortage, caused by factors such as demographic decline, massive external migration, an aging active population, and the mismatch between the education system and labor market demands. In this context, one of the solutions identified by the authorities is the controlled admission of quotas of foreign workers. This article analyzes the measures adopted to facilitate the legal import of labor and follows recent developments concerning the employment and posting of non-EU citizens in Romania, in parallel with trends in repeatedly declared vacant jobs. It presents relevant statistical data for the period 2021–2024 and puts forward concrete proposals for making the work permit and visa system more flexible, simplifying administrative procedures, and incentivizing employers through fiscal measures. The goal is to help balance the labor market and mitigate the negative effects of migration by promoting a model of legal and sustainable mobility that benefits both the national economy and foreign workers and their countries of origin.

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