27.09. A Country for Old Men – schools in Latvia are shut down and transformed into old folks’ homes 04.10. Past migration experiences dampen Latvia’s appetite to patch looming labour gap 11.10. Will automation bring liveable wages to fast-food restaurant employees? 18.10. Why return of…
Latvia is slowly aging. Schools are shut down and transformed into old folks homes. By 2030, almost half of Latvia’s inhabitants are projected to be over the age of 50 while the number of working people will drop by one…
Negative memories of forced migration during the Soviet occupation hold back a discussion how to fill predicted 35,000 labour gap.
Latvia will lose 20 percent of its current workforce by 2030. Automation is floated as the solution to the impending labor shortages to overshadow the debate about low wages or foreign workforce.
At least 9,500 people should return to Latvia from abroad every year in order to compensate the expected shortage of labor. Currently, the number of returned expats is half of that and an exodus continues.