{"id":730,"date":"2023-06-02T17:58:05","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T17:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/romania\/?page_id=730"},"modified":"2025-11-12T13:20:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T13:20:42","slug":"employment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/romania\/information-for-people-from-ukraine\/employment\/","title":{"rendered":"Employment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#0072bc;background-color:#ffec3f\"><strong>As a job seeker or worker in Romania, it is critical to be aware of your labor rights. Regardless of your nationality or legal status,&nbsp;you have the legal right to a safe, fair and healthy work environment.<\/strong><br><br> <strong>In case you or your relatives\/friends are faced with labor violations or labor exploitations, please visit this page:  <a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/romania\/tips-on-staying-safe\/accessing-safe-and-dignified-employment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/romania\/tips-on-staying-safe\/accessing-safe-and-dignified-employment\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ukrainian citizens have the right to work in Romania under the same conditions as Romanian citizens without the need for a work permit or a long stay working visa. If you need support with preparing for or seeking employment (for instance assistance with job searching, CV writing, counselling on labor rights and laws, etc.) you can turn to the below organizations.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you are needing support with preparing for or seeking employment in Romania (for example, assistance with job searching, CV writing, counselling on labor rights and laws, etc.), you can turn to the organizations listed below<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#0072bc\"><strong>The Government Employment Agencies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Services:<br><\/strong>AMOFM is the Governmental Agency for Employment which offers a variety of free employment assistance services in all counties across Romania. For more information about the services that they offer and how to access them, please consult the \u201cEmployment Agency Guide\u201d (available here in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anofm.ro\/upload2\/ANOFM\/28529\/ANOFM_Guidance_Tool_UKR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ukrainian<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anofm.ro\/upload2\/ANOFM\/28529\/ANOFM_Guidance_Tool_RUS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Russian<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anofm.ro\/upload2\/ANOFM\/28529\/ANOFM_Guidance_Tool_ENG.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anofm.ro\/upload2\/ANOFM\/28529\/ANOFM_Guidance_Tool_ROM.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Romanian<\/a>)<br><br><strong>Contact details:<\/strong><br>A list of all the ANOFM office locations and their contact details is available here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anofm.ro\/index.html?agentie=&amp;categ=7&amp;subcateg=2.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.anofm.ro\/index.html?agentie=&amp;categ=7&amp;subcateg=2.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#0072bc\"><strong>Asociatia Proiect Voiajor<\/strong> (<strong>Jobs for Ukraine)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Services:<\/strong><br>Project Voyager runs the Jobs4Ukraine platform (<a href=\"https:\/\/jobs4ukr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.jobs4ukr.com<\/a>) which regularly publishes available employment opportunities for refugee jobseekers in Romania, abroad and remotely. They also offer employment counselling (both online and offline), online training courses (<a href=\"https:\/\/jobs4ukr.com\/courses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.jobs4ukr.com\/courses<\/a>), community events and other services to prepare you for work.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contact details:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/jobs4ukr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.jobs4ukr.com<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Telegram channel: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/jobs4ukrinromania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.t.me\/jobs4ukrinromania<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Phone number: +40 744 221 224&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Email address: contact@jobs4ukr.com&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Address: <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/6BR5K8s1VFJucUmy5\">Strada Culmea Veche 2, Bucure\u0219ti 030167<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#0072bc\"><strong>World Vision Romania<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Services:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>World Vision Romania helps to prepare people for employment and link them to the labor market (<a href=\"https:\/\/worldvision.ro\/medierea-muncii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.worldvision.ro\/medierea-muncii\/<\/a>). Their services include information, job counseling, entrepreneurship support, professional mediation services, referrals to Romanian language courses and networking events with employers among other activities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Location and Contact details:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/worldvision.ro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.worldvision.ro<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Phone number: +40 754 600 244&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Email: supportUCR@wvi.org&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Regional offices: &nbsp;\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bucharest: <br>Address: <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/YPszcezDDxt4irk98\">UNHCR hub at ROMEXPO Bulevardul Expozi\u021biei nr. 2, Sector 1, Bucharest 012244 <\/a><br>Contact person: Laurentia Mariana Mereuta, Project Manager, laurentia_mereuta@wvi.org&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Constanta:<br>Address: <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/jjvMK4sM8iSKhaJXA\">World Vision Hub Center&nbsp;Bulevardul I. C. Br\u0103tianu nr. 5, Constanta 900711<\/a> <br>Contact person: Razvan Nicola, Area Coordinator, razvan_nicola@wvi.org&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brasov:\u00a0\u00a0<br>Address: <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/HZUfksYB4bvbyEDC9\">Katya Hub (World Vision Partner)  strada Lunga 130, Brasov 500059<\/a> <br>Contact person: Andreea Vrinceanu, Project Manager Katya\u00a0Hub, andreea@metropolabrasov.ro\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#0072bc\"><strong>The Romanian National Council for Refugees (CNRR)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Services<\/strong>:<br>CNRR offers legal counselling and assistance to asylum seekers, refugees and holders of temporary protection in Romania, including aspects related to&nbsp;Romanian labor law, the right to access the labor market and prevention of exploitation at the workplace. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Locations<\/strong> <strong>and contact details<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/cnrr.ro\/index.php\/ro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.cnrr.ro<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Phone number: +40213126210<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Call Center: +40730073170 (Monday &#8211; Friday from 08:00 to 22:00)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Email: office@cnrr.ro<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Address:<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/PV5dTpBNT2esZRzF7\">\u00a0UNHCR hub at ROMEXPO Bulevardul Expozi\u021biei nr. 2, Sector 1, Bucharest 012244<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#0072bc\"><strong>AIDROM<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Services<\/strong>:<br><em>AIDROM offers&nbsp;<\/em><strong>support in accessing social protection<\/strong>&nbsp;that includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Initial assistance in accessing employment;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Specialized counselling and social assistance;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Information and counselling on labor laws, as well as refugees&#8217; rights and obligations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Locations<\/strong> <strong>and contact details<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aidrom.ro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.aidrom.ro<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Phone number: +4075 16 10 540<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Email address: &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:aidrom@gmail.com\">aidrom@gmail.com<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:francesca.joldea@aidrom.ro\">francesca.joldea@aidrom.ro<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Address: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Strada+Gheorghe+%C8%98incai+9,+Timi%C8%99oara+300425\/@45.7405563,21.2012074,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x47455d6d4d1795a5:0x638ea8df7bcea21b!8m2!3d45.7405563!4d21.2012074!16s%2Fg%2F11jvnq1ym0?entry=tts\">Strada Gheorghe \u0218incai 9, Timi\u0219oara 300425<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about available employment assistance services throughout Romania, please go to the <strong>Services Advisor Tool<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/romania.servicesadvisor.net\/uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.romania.servicesadvisor.net<\/a>) and filter by \u201cemployment\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/romania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2024\/03\/Services-Advisor-Romania-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/romania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2024\/03\/Services-Advisor-Romania-1.png 450w, https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/romania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2024\/03\/Services-Advisor-Romania-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/romania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2024\/03\/Services-Advisor-Romania-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about your legal rights as a refugee job seeker and employee in Romania, you can consult the \u201cGuide for Access to the Labor Market\u201d (available here in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnrr.ro\/index.php\/ro\/blog-ro-2\/integrare\/565-guide-access-to-the-labor-market-ukrainian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ukrainian<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnrr.ro\/index.php\/ro\/blog-ro-2\/integrare\/564-guide-access-to-the-labor-market-russian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Russian<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnrr.ro\/index.php\/ro\/blog-ro-2\/integrare\/563-guide-access-to-the-labor-market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnrr.ro\/index.php\/ro\/blog-ro-2\/integrare\/562-ghid-accesul-la-piata-de-munca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Romanian<\/a>) developed by the Coalition for Migrants and Refugee Rights (CDMiR).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#0072bc;color:#0072bc\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>I do not have documents proving my professional qualifications or work experience, what can I do?&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ukrainian citizens\u202fwho do not have documents proving their professional qualifications or work experience required for a job may be hired for a period of 12 months with the possibility of extending that by six-month periods for up to one year, on the basis of an affidavit filed together with the employer (available here in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anofm.ro\/upload2\/ANOFM\/19994\/ANEXA_-_declaratie_RO.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Romanian<\/a>\u202for\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anofm.ro\/upload2\/ANOFM\/19994\/ANEXA_-_declaratie_UA.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ukrainian<\/a>), stating that (i) they meet the conditions of professional qualifications and work experience required for the job they are to be hired for and (ii) they do not have a criminal record incompatible with the activity they intend to carry out in Romania. The affidavit is not applicable to some professions, such as doctors, dentists, pharmacists, general medical assistants, midwives, veterinary surgeons, architects, etc. For recognition of qualifications in these sectors, and for further information and guidance, one should consult\u202fthe&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cnred.edu.ro\/en\/ukrainian-citizens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Centre for Skills Recognition<\/a>&nbsp;(CNRED).&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a job seeker or worker in Romania, it is critical to be aware of your labor rights. Regardless of your nationality or legal status,&nbsp;you have the legal right to a safe, fair and healthy work environment. 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