Bucharest: During a meeting between Minister of State for Commerce & Industry, Shri Jitin Prasada, and Romania’s Minister of Labour, Family, Youth and Social Solidarity, Petre-Florin Manole, held in Bucharest, Romania has expressed its willingness to create a dedicated pathway for employing 30,000 skilled Indian professionals every year, strengthening bilateral cooperation in workforce mobility.
According to an official statement issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, both sides acknowledged Romania’s annual requirement of nearly one lakh non-EU workers, highlighting significant opportunities for skilled Indian talent.
The two ministers reaffirmed their commitment to building a strong mobility partnership between India and Romania to promote safe, orderly, regular, and responsible migration of skilled professionals/workforce – enhancing labour market connectivity for mutual benefit. They also agreed to strengthen people-to-people ties through enhanced cooperation in higher education, research, innovation, think tanks, and cultural exchanges.
The discussions covered cooperation in recruitment, language and vocational training, standardised employment contracts, and employer obligations, along with fast-track processing for verified employers. Both sides tasked officials to explore mutual recognition of qualifications. Recognizing the importance of social security certainty, they also discussed the possibility of a Totalisation (Social Security) Agreement.
