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Working meeting in the hall of the Ungheni District Council: participants seated at a long table, the flags of the Republic of Moldova and the European Union, the MILEstone project banner and a wall with the names of the district's localities.
ECONOMY & FEZ

Ungheni District, down nearly a quarter of its population, prepares for workers from Nepal and India

At the 22 July meeting of the European MILEstone project, employers in agriculture, manufacturing and services confirmed, according to the council's statement, their readiness to hire workers from outside the EU, while the District Council is looking for ways to bring to life a Migrant Integration Centre — the first of its kind in a district, according to publicly available information. Behind the announcement stand hard numbers: the district went from 96.471 to 73.971 inhabitants in 12 years, the number of young people aged 20–34 fell by 58%, and in 2025 Nepal became the leading country of origin for foreign workers arriving in Moldova.

Ion Calmis·22 July 2026· News
A children's play corner in a public institution: a soft rug, shelves with books and colourful games, small rounded furniture, warm light.
ECONOMY & FEZ

A children's space has opened at the Ungheni employment office, while parents look for work

The Territorial Employment Structure in Ungheni has set up a “child-friendly space” — a secure area equipped with games and books, where young children can stay supervised while their parents, especially mothers, attend job interviews or retraining courses. The idea starts from a real barrier: many women postpone returning to work because they have no one to leave their child with during visits to the office. The space was created through a project of the International Labour Organization, funded by the Government of Switzerland.

Ion Calmis·15 July 2026· News
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