Friday, May 4, 2007

Bulgaria to Seek Foreign Workers to Alleviate Labor Shortage, Datsov Says

(Bloomberg) -- Bulgaria, the European Union's poorest state, will allow workers from Turkey and other neighbors to move there, helping offset a labor shortage fueled by accelerating economic growth and an exodus of its own citizens.

Bulgaria will revise its laws to allow businesses to import foreign workers for construction, tourism and shipbuilding, said Deputy Finance Minister Lyubomir Datsov. The construction industry grew about 30 percent last year and tourism 10 percent.


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