Lunox HR International S.A. is honored to support the research currently being conducted by Prof. Dr. Remus Gabriel Anghel, a faculty member at the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA), regarding the increasingly pronounced phenomenon of non-EU labor migration—a phenomenon in which our company is also involved through its scope of activity. Our colleagues from Morocco, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, and Syria are among those interviewed in the context of this research, providing them the opportunity to share aspects of their individual life and work experiences since arriving in Romania.

 

Below, we present the perspective with which Prof. Dr. Remus Gabriel Anghel approaches this research endeavor:

 

“Bucharest is a city in constant change, a city that has always attracted a diverse population coming not only from Romania but also from abroad. Especially after the fall of the communist regime, the city has become increasingly mixed, as first Arab students, then citizens of the Republic of Moldova, and European citizens (the so-called ‘expats’) made a home here.

However, the changes of recent years are becoming not only increasingly visible—through the large migration of Ukrainian refugees and the growing number of immigrants from Southeast Asia and/or Africa—but these changes will most likely be long-lasting. To be able to understand a reality, we must first know it—and in this context, it is heartening that studies regarding migration to Romania (and Bucharest) are starting to appear.

In this regard, I have also begun to take an interest in the fate of migrants arriving here—where they are from, what they do, why they come, what hopes and difficulties they have—curiosities that are not merely academic but rather civic. And like any anthropological endeavor, I am primarily interested in people’s subjective opinions in an attempt to understand their difficulties and grievances. I have started discussing with companies that hire migrants, representatives of the authorities, and local and/or international NGOs. Bucharest is in continuous change—perhaps now more than ever, and it is perhaps more important than ever to understand who its new inhabitants are.”

 

We thank Prof. Dr. Remus Gabriel Anghel for involving our company in this project, and we express our conviction that this endeavor will contribute to the integration of our colleagues into Romanian society. It offers them the opportunity to communicate viewpoints related to the research theme, which will subsequently be utilized within the academic environment in Bucharest and beyond.

We also note that he holds the position of Director of the Center for International Development and Migration Studies at SNSPA, an institution that has assumed the role of researching and providing knowledge on the phenomenon of migration, along with its inherent challenges and the sustainable solutions that Romania needs in this direction.