Last year, 14,000 Belarusians came to work in Lithuania
Belarusians rank second among immigrants.
Last year, 71,400 foreigners came to work in Lithuania, including 59,400 citizens of third countries, writes Delfi with reference to the Employment Service.
One-third of the new workforce came from Ukraine, one-fifth from Belarus (i.e., about 14,000), 10.2% from Uzbekistan, and another 5.8% from India.
At the same time, the largest number of representatives from EU countries arrived from Romania — 4,800, Latvia — 2,700, and Poland — 1,800.
“Last year, the number of third-country nationals arriving for work decreased by 5% (i.e., by 3,000 people), while the flow of foreigners from European countries increased by 25%. The reduction in the number of workers from third countries was mainly due to a decrease in the flows of Belarusians, Azerbaijanis, Tajiks, Kyrgyz, and Moldovans,” says Giedrė Sinkevičė, Deputy Director of the Employment Service.