The Role of the Romanian Worker in France
The roumain travail en France of work permits granted in Romania to economic migrants from outside the European Union (EU) has risen steadily in recent years. The Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung research report reveals that it tripled between 2013 and 2022, turning Romania into an increasingly popular destination for EU economic migrants seeking a better life abroad.
France and Romania have long-standing cultural ties, and the use of French developed among Romanian elites from the 18th century onwards. This was reflected in the work of prominent 20th-century artists, including Cioran, Brancusi, and Ionesco. Today, the two countries are closely interlinked, with French companies in Romania employing more than 4,000 people, and a number of CAC 40 companies having a presence in Romania.
Cross-Border Workforce: The Journey of Romanian Laborers in France”
Physicians from Romania are particularly present in the French healthcare landscape, and in some cases they are considered a sort of gap-filler in areas where there is a shortage of physicians, such as in rural regions and psychiatric hospitals inherited from the former lunatic asylums. In their quest to build a solid professional career in France, many Romanian physicians resign themselves to hard labour conditions and often leave their families behind, pursuing professional objectives that are often at odds with their personal and family ambitions.
Adrian and the rest of his 200-strong family of Roma migrants squatting in the suburban Paris suburb of Sucy-en-Brie, were aware of the ministerial meeting on Wednesday that was supposed to find a solution to their problem by easing French laws limiting their right to work legally. But they were not euphoric.