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| Romania and immigration 29/04/2011 |
| (2011-04-29) |
| Last updated: 2011-05-02 13:30 EET |
The survey conducted by the Soros Foundation has revealed that, although it does not rank among the top destination countries, Romania is getting more attractive to immigrants. In the past years it has become more than just a transit country, and the trend will be maintained. The survey also shows that foreigners who choose to work in Romania have been growing in number. Soros Foundation representative Iris Alexe told us more:
“As compared to other countries, there are not too many immigrants in Romania. Their number stands at some 60,000 people, which accounts for 0.3% of the population. In the 2008-2060 timeframe, Romania will register at least an average net immigration rate of 18.4 per one thousand inhabitants.”
Until 2005, most immigrants to Romania had come from Syria, Jordan or Iran, to carry out trade activities. Currently, the main purpose is family reunification or education. Therefore, it is no surprise that top of the list of countries of origin of most of the foreigners residing in Romania is the neighboring Republic of Moldova, a former Soviet country with a predominantly Romanian speaking population. Their situation is favoured by the conditions provided by Bucharest with regard to granting Romanian citizenship and the scholarships offered by the Romanian state. There are also many foreigners for whom Romania is first and foremost the place where they got a job.
Therefore, next on the list come immigrants from Turkey and China, who, together with those from Moldova, account for 60% of the total of foreign legal residents in Romania. The survey shows that foreign workers mirror the profile of the Romanians who left to work abroad. They come to fill in the positions left vacant by Romanians, especially in the construction sector and the so-called domestic and child care sector. If we take into account the fact that Romanian specialists are migrating towards better jobs abroad, in fields such as health-care, education and IT, in the future Romania might make up for the lack of skilled personnel in those sectors by implementing a policy that would attract highly qualified immigrants from third countries.
Romania may be favored by the fact that it is better prepared than most countries in the region to receive migrant workers and their families, as it has policies resembling those in the new immigration countries, the survey has also revealed. Another strength are the solid anti-discrimination laws in force in Romania, which have been constantly improved since 2000, when they were first passed, thus staying in line with the general European trend.
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