If the small businesses, national producers are not actively supported to avoid their bankruptcy and massive layoffs, the situation regarding labor force and unemployment can change drastically. The number of people out of work can double or even treble given that many of the Moldovans who left the country return home. But an opportunity can exist here as the number of vacancies last year was higher than the number of officially registered jobless persons, Sergiu Sainciuc, vice president of the National Confederation of Trade Unions of Moldova, stated in a videoconference organized by the Independent Think Tank “Expert-Grup”, IPN reports.

He noted that a part of the measures taken by the authorities will be valid only during the state of emergency, such as the unemployment benefit. This is a very important support measure for the persons able to work, including those who return from abroad. “The direct financial support intended for the population and firms, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises, should be continued after the state of emergency is lifted,” noted Sergiu Sainciuc.

According to him, if a new national complex program is implemented, this should contain a chapter on the human resources, labor force, with support measures for workers, including financial assistance. The labor legislation should not be amended to their detriment and the role and importance of collective work contracts that were already adopted should not be diminished.

The videoconference was staged with financial support from the Soros-Foundation Moldova.