07.12.2023
ROMANIA IS SECOND IN EUROPE IN NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE
Romania ranks second in Europe in the number of inactive in the field of labor, according to Angarul newspaper. The publication cites data from an analysis of the labor market in Romania by the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) for the US Chamber of Commerce.
Currently, there are approximately 7 million inactive people in the country in the country. This includes children, students, retirees and people aged 17 to 65 who neither study nor work. The same study shows that over the last 2 years the number of inactive people has increased by about 400,000. Thus, Romania has registered the third lowest employment in the EU by 67.1%, while in Europe an average of 73.1%.
"The Romanian does not run from work. The Romanian is not helped to find a job that will provide him with a decent life," said the sociologist Jelu Wordinica for Adevarul.
"Let's say I have the choice of going to work or waiting for the state. If I go to work, I get a minimum wage for the economy, just over 2000 lei (800 BGN). To go to work, I have expenses. Transport, cigarettes, food. This means that I must first invest somewhere 30 lei (12 BGN) per day. My investment amounts to 660 lei (264 BGN). This means that if they take me to work, my profit is only about 1500 lei (600 BGN). Which is demotivating," he adds.
The sociologist also affects another problem - labor shortages in Romania.
"The people who go to work abroad should also be taken into account. We complain that we have no labor in Romania, but on the other hand, we don't even know how to keep our Romanians in the country. With their skills, they can earn 3 times more there than here," the Duminica notes.
Academician Mircea Dumitru, Deputy Chairman of the Romanian Academy, affects another trend there-the graduates of high school to flee vocational schools.
"A vocational school provides work. We will always need plumbers, mechanics, electricians. In Romania, however, many seem to be ashamed to choose a similar profession. People need to understand that a good worker is as valuable as the architect or engineer," says Dumitru.
Daniel David, rector at the University of Bucharest, sees light in the tunnel.
"We began to change this perspective through the Dual Training Program. The idea is to involve various companies in the educational process from the beginning, to participate in the teaching and training activities for young people. And the companies will benefit from those university graduates," he says.
Romania is also the country with the most unemployed among university graduates, according to a Eurostat survey. 1/3 of those with secondary and higher education do not find a job after leaving school.
