Spain is looking for foreign workers: what are the most requested positions

The Spanish government is working on a plan to adapt the immigration law as well allow immigrants to work legally in the country.

Taking into account the demand of the Spanish economy, the idea is that many of the nearly five hundred thousand undocumented foreigners living in Spain can get better economic income by filling vacant jobs.

Sure: the government will not seek generalized regularization of immigrants. It will go on a case by case basis. This decision has prompted unions and organizations that support foreigners to demand that Spain go beyond the labor market and promote the rights of these people.

It is not known how to apply. The reform has not yet been completed.. Yes, some works have been mentioned which, according to previous applications, are among the most requested.

The positions sought

The hard to cover job catalog includes telemarketing, software developers, delivery vehicle drivers or commercial representativesas stated in the draft decree with which the Ministry of Immigration will reform the discipline of the Immigration Law in Spain.

The new plan presupposes an update to this list, the facilitation of recruitment procedures in the countries of origin, simplification of the requirements for regularizing those who are already in Spain Y new figuressuch as the arraigo for training to retain foreign students who hold these jobs.

The Minister of Migration, José Luis Escrivàbelieves in a “more open” immigration system, with fewer obstacles and waiting times so that those who migrate regularly in search of a better future do not see their expectations frustrated and “more sensitive” to what the Spanish economy requires .

The situation of migrants

A report of the Foundation for the cause indicates that the majority of irregular immigrants in Spain, seven out of ten, come from Latin America.

Between 475,000 and 514,000 of the “undocumented” people reside in Spain, with 2020 figures reflecting that 61 percent of some 130,000 Hondurans were in that situation, 42.5 out of nearly 292,000 Colombians, more than a third of about 111,600 Peruvians and 85,600 Paraguayans, or 22 percent of approximately 89,400 Argentines.

More “ambition”

Several organizations working with immigrants and refugees appreciate the government’s plan, but they are calling for the reform to be more ambitious.

Anna Maria CorralMigration Manager at the General Union of Workers (UGT), in turn calls for clarification as to why the lack of coverage in some jobs forced the government to get to work and resort to a new plan.

“Regular and safe migration also implies guaranteeing the rights of foreign workers from their origin, ensuring the quality of the jobs offered,” the trade unionist told Efe.

Other requests of those who contest the project are the relaxation of the requirements for family reunification of immigrants, the promotion of visas to look for work and the facilitation of the reintegration into the labor market of applicants for international protection such as asylum.

They also understand that those who come from other countries to work in the required jobs must be seen as citizens with all rights and not as workers for specific jobs.

For now, the The Andalusian Federation welcomesone of the entities that contributed to the government’s draft decree assures that the reform “is not a process of fluid dialogue”.

“This is a timid reform that could go much further. Assuming that the obligation to stay three years in Spain irregularly in order to access the permit leaves people condemned to the shadow economy, precariousness and social exclusion”, said the coordinator of the legal team of Andalusia Acoge.

Source: EFE