Trendafillov: in One Year, 11,384 Workers From Macedonia Have Received Work Permits for Croatia

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The head of the Macedonian Trade Union Confederation, Slobodan Trendafillov, said in a Facebook post that over 11,000 qualified workers from Macedonia have gone to work in Croatia. Trendafillov says that business is facing a shortage of labor. "In 2025, 11,384 workers from Macedonia received work permits to work in Croatia, and many others have left for Montenegro, Slovenia, Germany, etc., while Macedonian employers have replaced only 8,500 of t…

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North Macedonia, like many other countries in the region, has been facing an intense exodus of workers to the European Union in recent years, primarily due to differences in wages and living standards. The latest data indicate that this trend has accelerated further over the past year. The President of the Confederation of Trade Unions of North Macedonia, Slobodan Trendafilov, stated that in 2025, more than 11,000 qualified workers from this cou…