Day labor in the agricultural sector could be paid by vouchers. Parliament on March 26 gave a first reading to a bill to amend the law on occasional unqualified activities carried out by day laborers. The legislative proposal was submitted by MP Nicolae Ciubuc, ex-minister of agriculture, IPN reports.  

According to the bill author, the vouchers for day labor in agriculture, and not only, is widely used in such countries that massively employ day laborers as Poland, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Hungary, and Lithuania. These countries started to experience with voucher-based labor in 2010 and achieved impressive results so far.

The beneficiary of day labor will be able to buy a particular number of vouchers from the State Labor Inspectorate equal to the number of laborers needed to perform unqualified work. The employer could use voucher-based labor if the number of day laborers needed for performing the unqualified work exceeds 50 persons during the employment period.

The price of a voucher will be determined depending on the agricultural area. In ecological agriculture and rural tourism, a voucher will cost 6 lei, in high value agriculture – 8 lei, in conventional farming - 10 lei. The employers who will hire persons with disabilities will benefit from a 25% reduction from the price of the voucher. The highest number of days for which a day laborer can be employed was extended from 90 days to 120 days. To make voucher-based labor more attractive, day laborers could be exempted from paying tax returns.