People Continue to Leave Moldova: No Work and Costs Are Very High

This is world that Moldova has faced since independence. People leave for higher wages, for the future of their children, for better working conditions or to reunite their families, reports tv8.md. Residents of Pepeni village of Singerei district say that although they love their native village, they are preparing to leave. The reason is the lack of stable and well-paid jobs. One of the locals said that she only came to her homeland for a few days, as she and her husband had been living in France for several years. Another villager graduated from college and got a job as a pastry chef in Chisinau, but is also thinking about leaving. She says she loves what she does, but her salary does not cover all her expenses. “I consider going to Germany to my brother. The expenses in Chisinau are prohibitive.” The girl’s mother says she doesn’t want to be away from her children, so will likely follow them. “There are no jobs in Pepeni,” states the woman. Migration is a phenomenon that is difficult to deal with, notes sociologist Valeriu Sainsus. “We have three decades of migration. We have survived thanks to migration. At the initial stage, there were remittances, and thanks to that we survived,” says the specialist. The causes of migration are well known, action is needed to stop the process. “As long as there will be differences in economic development in the European space, there will be emigration. The economic factor is the basis,” experts say. A recent analysis by Idis Viitorul shows that over 200,000 Moldovans have emigrated abroad in the last four years, which is currently a record number. The figures also show that more than 40% of Moldovans living abroad are between 30 and 44 years old, and in 2030 the number of Moldovans born abroad will be higher than those born in the country.