{"id":200157,"date":"2026-08-16T16:27:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T13:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/200157\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T16:27:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T13:27:47","slug":"vacancies-for-foreign-workers-keep-rising-in-belarus-2","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/200157\/","title":{"rendered":"Vacancies for foreign workers keep rising in Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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August 16, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> A total of 13,912 job openings are available for foreign nationals in Belarus as of August 16, according to the website of the Belarusian State Employment Service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The number of vacancies rose by 1.2 percent in just four days after more than tripling since late July when 4,344 jobs were offered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These numbers have fluctuated throughout the year, with a peak of 22,338 job openings posted in February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The government plans to attract at least 50,000 foreign workers to Belarus by 2030, according to a report released in December 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than 200,000 workers left Belarus from 2018-2023, according to the Cyberpartisans hacktivist group. Labor shortages caused by emigration persist due to a politically-motivated crackdown that continues since the disputed 2020 presidential election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last month, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka said he had invited migrant workers from Uzbekistan to come to Belarus with their families. He made the statement after talks in Minsk with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The move is intended to address severe labor shortages in the country. \u201cWe cannot get by without hiring workers from outside,\u201d the Belarusian ruler argued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Around 5,000 Uzbek workers are expected to arrive in Belarus\u2019 Viciebsk region to fill jobs in agriculture, construction, industry and the services sector, with some also set to work as nurses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u0141uka\u0161enka turned to Uzbekistan after a similar effort to recruit workers from Pakistan failed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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