143,000 Work Permits to Foreigners So Far This Year

Croatia has issued more than 143,000 work permits to foreign workers since the beginning of this year.

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Croatia continues to deal with labour shortages in different sectors across the country. The country plans to introduce more favourable rules, including extending the validity of work permits.

Recent data have shown that Croatia has continued to grant a large number of work permits to foreigners this year, too.

As revealed, since the beginning of 2024, Croatia has issued more than 143,000 work permits for foreigners, Schengen.News reports.

The decision of the country to grant such a high number of permits to foreign workers comes amid the labour shortages in different sectors.

According to him, Croatia needs foreign workers, and this measure will make it easier to retain them by allowing them to change their employers without having to face any difficulties.

We really had abuse, and a situation arose in which a worker cannot just leave an employer with whom he is not satisfied. He already has to return to his home country, and that is the worker we need, who is in short supply, who can transfer to another employer without any problems.

State Secretary in the Ministry of Labour, Pension System and Social Policy, Ivan Vidriš Pension Insurance Institute data show that there are around 143,000 foreigners working in Croatia. The majority of these foreign workers are from non-EU countries, such as India, Nepal, Indonesia, Singapore, Pakistan and Philippines.