Administrative reforms trigger debate over genuine labour shortages and domestic wage structures in FBiH

The simplification of administrative procedures for issuing work permits to foreign nationals in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) has sparked an intensive debate over the root causes of the entity’s labour market challenges. The structural change raises fundamental questions regarding how to differentiate a genuine deficit of skilled labour from employers' inability to recruit domestic candidates due to the pay packages and employment conditions on offer. Pročitaj više