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About 100 Sri Lankans working in Vrancea County for several years have been relocated across the country under the "Aid for Sri Lankan Immigrant Workers" programme after losing their jobs to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Director of the Vrancea branch of the Red Cross Rodica Davidean.
It takes at least three weeks to find a job to relocate a Sri Lankan worker, during which time Red Cross volunteers mediate the relationship between the employee and the future employer and at the same time, most often, provide them with accommodation and meals.
Workers who have expressed a wish to return to their country of origin are being brought to the attention of the authorities.
"We have a partnership with Romania's Office for Immigration and a permanent communication with the consulate and embassy of Sri Lanka. As many as 13 people have expressed their desire to return to their country of origin, but the waiting time has been extended so much that those people have been advised by Red Cross volunteers to take up a job, even temporarily, which they did, " said Davidean.
Most of the relocated Sri Lankan employees arrived in Romania to work in the clothing industry, but later found work in cleaning companies, social services, the automotive industry, bakery, etc.
