Have you approached a company to bring you workers from Bangladesh? The problem with these workers is that they flee the country soon after arriving, being exploited by various migrant smuggling networks.

These workers go to other European countries.

For example, about 35 thousand people from Bangladesh entered the country. Now there are about 1,500, according to companies working in the industry. The exact number is currently unknown.

The problem is that some Romanian employers are being fooled by some recruitment companies from abroad, although the red flags are “visible from the post office”. “It is at least suspicious that the recruitment service costs nothing or that the employer even receives money. It is clear that he is not a client, but only used by migrant smuggling networks,” says Romulus Badea, vice president of the Association of Employers of Labor Importers.

Why and where do workers from Bangladesh go after arriving in Romania

“Those from Bangladesh go because they have very large communities in Italy and see Romania as a transit country,” said Marius Stefanescu, president of the Association of Employers of Foreign Workers.

According to him, local agencies deceive Romanian companies to take from Bangladesh, but in fact they know from the moment of hiring that they will not stay in Romania, some leave directly from the airport, others stay for a short time and then leave.

“Companies that need foreign labor must choose the right country,” says Stefanescu.

In addition, they should carefully choose the companies they hire staff from, so that at the end, after waiting for 6 to 12 months for people to come to work, they do not wake up that in fact the purpose of coming to Romania is not to work, but only to transit in other countries.

How are Asian workers who would like to leave Romania determined in advance

The mirage of Germany or Great Britain exists for everyone, regardless of their country of origin, says Romulus Badei.

They all dream of a high salary, but do not understand that the status of an illegal worker practically cancels this possibility.

Professional staffing agencies have improved their employment practices to reduce the risk of illegal emigration.

Thus, they know the provinces or ethnic groups where human trafficking groups often operate.

The selection of candidates is not only based on resumes, but also involves at least an online interview.

According to Badea, practical tests in the country of origin are recommended for skilled workers to verify that these candidates really have the professional qualities they claim to have.

“The profile of the candidates (age segment, marital status – married or not, with children or not, previous work experience abroad) can also indicate a tendency to illegal emigration or, on the contrary, stability and a responsible attitude to the employment contract,” he says.

“A start-up payroll company with no financial standing, or a foreign payroll company that simply says what the employer wants to hear and cannot be prosecuted because it is located in a faraway country with unknown legal system, there should be Red flags for Romanian employers,” says Romulus Badia.

“It is at least suspicious that the recruitment service costs nothing or that the employer even receives money. It is clear that he is not the customer, he is simply used by migrant transportation networks,” he adds.

Badea says an important aspect is awareness campaigns about the risks of illegal migration.

“Such campaigns should be carried out throughout the recruitment chain: starting with the authorities in the country of origin, continuing with the employment agencies, with the employers and finally with the Romanian authorities,” also noted the vice-president of the Association of Manpower Importers (PIFM).

• “It would be eloquently correct to present the advantages of a contract in Romania (salary, health insurance, food and accommodation, residence papers) that can be lost by crossing the border fraudulently in the (often naive) hope of a higher salary in the West.”

PIFM launched the campaign with the Overseas Employment Bureau of Sri Lanka with the diplomatic assistance of the Embassy of Romania in Colombo. The project is in the beginning.

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