Refugees

The number of Ukrainian citizens with employment contracts in Romania has reached almost 6,500, according to the Minister of Labor, Marius Budai. More than 4,000 contracts were registered after the start of the war. Most are in the manufacturing industry, followed by construction, hotels, restaurants and commerce. More than a quarter of Ukrainians, over 1,200, opted for jobs in Bucharest. On the other hand, the Border Police announced that, on Wednesday, about 13,500 Ukrainian citizens crossed the border into Romania. Since February 10, before the conflict, until August 9, almost 1.9 million refugees entered the country, but most of them only transited Romania to other European countries.