Amendments to the laws are proposed at the initiative of the FBiH Employers’ Association, the proposer, the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Policy, as the reasons for the adoption of this regulation indicates that the FBiH faces the problem of lack of labor, and especially in production, service and other activities, which It is especially reflected in large employers who are predominantly oriented for exports, writes Runna.
In the explanation of the proposed solutions, the lack of labor is a current problem in recent years for domestic businessmen, regardless of the records of employment services for which employers consider to be deficient, but those persons are not looking for work , but are in records for health insurance and other social benefits that they realize as unemployed.
The draft amendment prescribes that the competent Cantonal Service is obliged to adopt a work permit decision within a maximum of 30 days from the date of application.
The decision on deficient occupations shall be made by the Institute for Employment of the FBiH, and based on the situation on the level of this entity in terms of the number and structure of unemployed, and the needs of individual economic activities.
From the line ministers, these amendments are not introduced to new employment quotas, because it is under the jurisdiction of BiH institutions, but exclusively facilitate the existing procedures to obtain the necessary workers in a timely manner.
With the reminder that sectors such as construction, tourism, catering and processing industry are faced with the adoption of this law to address this problem, without compromising the employment priority of domestic labor.
From the Ministry, according to the current data, in 2025. The total annual quota for the new employment of foreigners in BiH is 4,409 licenses, of which 2,400 permits refer to the five percent compared to the previous year.
The number of planned work permits also compared the countries of the region, stating that Montenegro was to respond to the needs of the labor market for 2025. year established a quota of 21,620 licenses for the employment of foreigners, with an additional 2,370 licenses for seasonal workers.
Until August, it has issued 15,707 permits for foreign workers last year, and only last year issued about 160,000 work permits to fill out deficient occupations in construction and tourism, they are learning that countries in the region are actively working on adapting their labor markets the needs of the economy.
It is emphasized that the amendments are ensured that the engagement of foreign workers will be amendment in sectors in which labor labor is missing, and not replacing domestic workers and that this is part of the wider labor market reform.
The first step towards adopting amendments was made by adopting the draft law in the representative and home of the FBiH Parliament.
(Vijesti.ba)
