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Black labour flourishing at construction sites in Hungary
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The authorities charged employers with almost 680,000 euros altogether last year. The rules concerning administration are often neglected. Black labour is increasing in a critical measure in Hungary, as VG.hu reported.
As black labour is a critical factor in Hungary’s high rate of unemployment, it needs thorough searches regularly. The National Economy Ministry of Hungary stated recently that illegal employment has begun to increase rapidly. 17.11 percent of the employees checked by the authorities (12,929 people) were employed illegally in 2017. This rate was only 12.73 percent the year before.
47 percent of workers in the building industry were clandestine workers, which is also 5 percent more than in 2016.
They are accounted for 38 percent of the unregistered workers discovered by the authorities. It is not a surprise hence the enormous labour shortage in this field.
Almost one-tenth of clandestine workers were working for agricultural companies. Moreover, about one-third of the employees working in the field of agriculture are unregistered. This rate is only 2 percent in the machinery industry.