Foreigners want to invest, but there is a lack of labor force, they are "importing" from other countries

2024-09-14 12:18:44Biznes SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Foreigners want to invest, but there is a lack of labor force, they are

The increase in tourism, the good advertisement of Albania, but also the improvement of the climate of doing business, is attracting more and more foreigners to invest in our country. In meetings with businesses in Albania, entrepreneurs show that it is the health, construction, logistics and recently tourism sectors that are "enticing" them to invest more.

Investments in the first half of the year by foreigners in Albania increased to the level of 750 million euros, 56.3 million more than in the same period of time a year ago.

Mainly from the increase of new flows but also the increase of reinvestments. They want to invest but fear the lack of labor force. These businesses have already opened calls to attract employees from other countries.

Looking for employees from the Philippines for your business. These are the advertisements that businesses in Albania have recently spread for the import of foreign labor from other countries, mainly from Indonesia but also the Philippines after the statement of Prime Minister Edi Rama, to meet the need for workers in Albania.

"Politics must stop urgently as far as the employees' part is concerned, because this is the main problem", says an investor.

What foreign workers can come to Albania? Mainly workers in construction, industry, engineers, domestic workers, workers in bars, restaurants, hotel workers.

Around 21,000 was the number of foreigners with a residence permit at the end of 2023, whose main reason for staying in Albania was employment in local businesses. While the government plans to attract about 40,000 foreign workers to Albania. /A2


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