Lithuania noted an increase in the number of workers from Tajikistan. This was reported by the Employment Service of the Baltic Republic, local media write.
During the year, the number of Tajiks in Lithuania increased from 5.7 thousand to 7 thousand, which makes them the fifth largest diaspora in the Baltic country. The first 4 places are occupied by Ukrainians, Belarusians, Uzbeks and Azerbaijanis.
In 2024, the Lithuanian Employment Service issued 410 seasonal work permits to citizens of third countries (outside the EU), which is five times more than in 2023. Most of them are citizens of Central Asia. They are hired for seasonal jobs such as semi-finished goods manufacturers and road workers.
According to the Employment Service, as of July 1, 138.3 thousand third–country nationals from 132 countries worked in Lithuania: two thirds were citizens of Belarus and Ukraine, more than 6 thousand were citizens of Uzbekistan, 5.6 thousand people were from Kyrgyzstan and 4.6 thousand from Tajikistan.
Earlier, the Ministry of Social Protection and Labor of Lithuania published a list of more than 100 professions with insufficient workers for the second half of 2024.
According to this list, this republic requires workers in the construction, industrial, agricultural and service sectors. There are many vacancies for foreign workers, among them – a builder, a general designer, a bricklayer, a concrete worker, an installer, a road builder, a plasterer, a plumber, a painter, a welder (all types), a locksmith, an electrician, a machine operator, a driver, a butcher, a pastry chef, a packer, a tailor, a hairdresser and others.
At the same time, many professions do not require work experience. Among the main requirements are compliance with the legislation of the country, the age limit up to 50 years and others. The housing fee is deducted from the salary (from 80 euros and above per month).
The Lithuanian Employment Service has invited recruitment agencies from all Central Asian countries to cooperate. This is due to the needs of Lithuanian businesses, which used to recruit workers in Ukraine and Belarus. But now the geopolitical situation has changed — Belarus has been officially declared an enemy, and Ukraine has tightly closed its borders after the initial outpouring of refugees. "Lithuanian businesses had to turn their eyes to the Central Asian countries from which employers bring labor," said Evelina Gudzinskaite, Director of the Lithuanian Department of Migration.
Job seekers from Tajikistan enter Lithuania mainly in three ways – through contacting the Lithuanian employment Service on their own, through intermediary firms and through organizational recruitment through the Migration Service of the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Migration of Tajikistan.
The Ministry of Labor of Asia–Plus reported that the Lithuanian side has submitted a request for workers from Tajikistan for the construction sector and the service sector. You can find out the list of professions and the conditions of recruitment by contacting this service.
