European Association for Justice and Social Protection

Three men and two women, all from Nepal, aged between 29 and 40, were stopped on Friday morning by the police from Jimbolia (Timis county, Romania), 200 meters from the border with Serbia.

The Asians all had valid residence permits in Romania, they had no jobs and it seems that they were victims of some commercial companies that did not pay their salaries.

Now they are all being investigated for the attempted fraudulent crossing of the state border.

Hungary reports record human trafficking figures.
The relatively small number communicated by the Romanian Border Police must be put in the context in which Hungary reported a record number of illegal migrants.
"The number of those trying to illegally cross the state border of Hungary is constantly increasing; In 2022, the Hungarian authorities caught 269,254 migrants, which means an average of 738 people per day, the main adviser for internal security of the Hungarian Prime Minister, György Bakondi, told the press on Wednesday in Budapest.
To illustrate the increase, György Bakondi said: in 2021, 122,239 such people were caught, which represents an average of 335 people per day.
In addition, 1,924 human traffickers were caught last year, compared to 1,277 in the previous year, which also means a significant increase," says the publication hirado.hu

"Pakistani recruiters" demand huge sums to bring Asians to Europe.

Announcement of the Department of Investigation of Criminal Offences Organized and Terrorism, last year's it mentioned that the illegal activity was disguised in an apparently legal job placement activity, with a commercial company registered in the municipality of Bistrița. on the territory of Romania, the real purpose being the successive organization of the entry into the country and then the fraudulent exit of the territory of Romania by Pakistani citizens.

Migrants were recruited through labor placement firms from Pakistan, they paid sums between 5,000 and 12,000 euros to members of the criminal group organized for the conclusion of employment contracts with a commercial company registered in Romania

Where should the cheated complain?
Regarding the possibility of complaining to someone, whether we are talking about the companies that would feel cheated, or whether we are talking about the foreign workers who find themselves left on the roads in Romania, the options are as follows:

- free support from the European Association for Justice and Social Protection
- Fraudulent companies can contact National Agency for Fiscal Administration - Antifraud.
- Foreign workers can contact the General Inspectorate for Immigration (IGI). It is also possible to contact the Ministry of Labour.