Guest workers update: Filipino workers continue to have access to Hungary despite no formal agreement - DailyNewsHungary

However, the country does not have a valid return agreement with Hungary. An office has been set up to arrange for Filipinos to be sent home if necessary.

The government has added to one of its pre-Christmas decrees. Last December, it was still the case that guest workers could only arrive from Georgia and Armenia. However, they can still undertake ... ...

A few days ago, it seemed that even though the Filipino guest workers, who have become almost indispensable in agriculture, are working reliably and have integrated into their environment, they still have to go home. The government issued a decree before Christmas, which only Armenia and Georgia complied with at the time, as it set the condition that guest workers could only work in Hungary from countries with which Hungary or the EU had a readm…

However, guest workers from the Philippines can remain in Hungary, writes the HVG based on the Official Gazette published on Thursday. Before Christmas, the government issued a decree according to which guest workers can only work in Hungary from countries with which Hungary or the European Union has concluded a readmission agreement, or which have a state-recognized organization or office in Hungary that guarantees that third-country nationals …

They just found an opportunity to employ them.

It seems that suddenly there is an organization that, if necessary, guarantees that anyone from the Philippines who is sent home will actually go home.