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Hungarian Workers Allegedly Replaced by Cheap Guest Workers: Orbán Cabinet Responds

Portfolio recently reported a growing trend in Hungary: companies are dismissing Hungarian workers to hire cheaper guest workers instead. For example, Debrecen’s CATL laid off 150-200 Hungarian employees to fill their roles with foreign labour. The Hungarian National Economy Ministry issued a lengthy statement in response to media reports highlighting this controversial practice. The ministry said there was “absolutely no correlation” between a …

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Portfólio has noticed a strange trend: the number of Hungarians in the Hungarian labor market is decreasing at the same time as the number of foreign workers is increasing.

Contrary to the erroneous claims published recently, there is no causal relationship at all between the decrease in the total number of employed people and the number of employed third-country nationals, the Ministry of National Economy (NGM) explained in its statement on Wednesday, which clarifies the situation of the Hungarian labor market with 6 answers to 6 questions to dispel misconceptions.

Contrary to the claims based on erroneous conclusions that have been published in the recent period, there is no causal relationship at all between the decrease in the total number of employed people and the number of third-country nationals employed in our country. In order to dispel misconceptions, the Ministry of National Economy clarifies the situation of the Hungarian labor market with six questions and six answers.

·Budapest, Hungary
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The number of foreigners working in Hungary has reached a new historical high.

This year, 105,000 foreigners are working in Hungary, their number is constantly growing, and the vast majority of them are from third countries. There are already more Filipino workers in Hungary than Romanians.

·Hungary
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Heti Világgazdaság broke the news in Hungary on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.
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