Ukrainians will be able to work in Lithuania due to assistance to be provided by specialized services and business organizations of both countries. Currently, Lithuania lacks manpower, while there are more than half a million officially registered unemployed specialists in Ukraine. Recently, a delegation of the Ukrainian League of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (ULIE), which included representatives of the State Employment Service of Ukraine, met with the Lithuanian Migration Service, the Labor Exchange, and the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists in Vilnius to negotiate job opportunities for Ukrainians in the partner country.
Lithuania has thousands of job offerings, including for skilled professionals that remain unmet. Yet, short-term employment of Ukrainians in Lithuania often requires additional advanced training. The first phase can be carried out at training centers in Ukraine, whereas the second can be completed in Lithuania.
“This moment is very important. After return to Ukraine, our specialists will possess the required skills that are endorsed in Lithuania and Europe in general, supported by respective certificates. This is a good chance of re-training our own specialists step-by-step while enhancing their ability to work under EU conditions,” ULIE First Vice President Serhiy Prokhorov said.
Thus, cooperation in the field of human resources is beneficial to both Ukraine and Lithuania. On this occasion, the ULIE and the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists signed a supplementary agreement to the existing agreement on cooperation between the organizations. The parties will jointly promote the exchange of requests and offers of employment, training and advanced training, and arrange legal education workshops for industrialists and entrepreneurs on human resources processes.
The employment services of both countries and the Migration Service of Lithuania are engaged in the project, they will coordinate the process; ensure its regulatory and organizational support.
Acting Director of the Employment Center in Kyiv region Denys Darmostuk, who was present at the talks in Vilnius as an authorized representative of the Ukrainian Employment Service, pledged support in the employment of Ukrainian citizens and all necessary assistance.
The ULIE and the State Employment Service plan to sign a memorandum of cooperation in Odesa on July 12.
