The crisis could force Romanians to return home

Spanish and Italian trade unions estimate that in the next few months up to 500,000 Romanian workers could return to their home country. This could represent a great opportunity for Romania, writes the daily Gandul. "It's useless to seek work in other countries: the crisis has hit all of Europe. ... The only solution is to return home. ... If you live in the countryside you needn't fear having to go hungry; no matter how little land you own you'll always have a chicken, a potato or a tomato. ... And no matter how bad the crisis gets, there'll always be a couple of jobs. For a year now, since the labour shortages started, it's not the growing salaries or Romania losing good workers that entrepreneurs have been complaining about but the fact that they can't find any specialists or qualified workers. The pressure of those returning could have a positive effect: competition on the labour market will lead to higher productivity."

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