Migration has become a global phenomenon with which all the countries deal with. International migration is directly proportional with the evolution of states on a political, economic, social and financial level.

Romania is exposed to immigration routes from the following states from Eastern Europe, Middle East, Asia or Africa. The main reasons foreigners choose to move their temporary residence to Romania are the right to a family’s unity, education rights, but also to get hired. Still, not everything goes according to the immigrants’ wishes, because they run into legal and state problems.

Mobility on the job market

Access on the job market is an essential condition for a successful integration in the host society. Migrant workers who come to Romania have better legal opportunities to do their work. Nevertheless, access is not the same on the job market. According to the legislation, immigrants and Romanians who do the same work should have the same conditions and benefits. Temporary workers do not have full access to all professions, as it happens in countries which are open to workforce migration. The foreigner who works in our country is usually a high school graduate and does unqualified work. And they can still count on a general support framework made of education, professional forming courses and scholarships. Most nationals work in constructions, the textile and hotel industry.

Legal rights

Even if the legal hiring procedure may sometimes be difficult, if we consider the perspective of the rights on the job market, the specific studies which highlighted the main rights of immigrants. In Romania, foreign workers benefit, as well as the citizens of that country, from the following rights:

- the right to receive pay for the work done
- daily and weekly repose
- right to dignity at the workplace
- access to professional formation
- right to safety and health at work
- right to collective and individual negotiation
- protection in case of firing.

The problem is that not all nationals benefit from these rights, but only those who possess a long-stay permit.
The multidisciplinary team of researchers from the Documentation and Research Centre in the Immigrants’ Integration Field continues to gather relevant information on this field to offer those interested balance between legal and practical aspects.