MIGRATION OF ROMANIANS FOR WORK DURING RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. CASE STUDY: ROMANIANS LEAVE TO PICK ASPARAGUS IN GERMANY
MIGRATION OF ROMANIANS FOR WORK DURING RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. CASE STUDY: ROMANIANS LEAVE TO PICK ASPARAGUS IN GERMANY

Summary/Abstract: The Romanian authorities have not been able after 30 years to develop a strategy on managing departures from the country as they have achieved in the case of immigration. Labour migration from Romania during the restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic in other European Union countries, such as Germany or Austria, has once again shown the lack of any national regulation on this phenomenon. The case of Romanians leaving for asparagus in Germany from Cluj-Napoca airport has raised questions about various aspects related to the conduct of this action during restrictions. But they overlap with an unregulated situation for a very long time. This article presents the risks and uncertainties of those who decide to leave Romania for work in other countries, when the Government has chosen not to get involved in any way in this matter. The lack of measures by the authorities increases the risks and uncertainties of those who choose to leave, and the situation of the thousands of people who have gone to work in other countries during the COVID-19 pandemic is an example of this.

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