Containing uninsured labor

Official data demonstrate a murky landscape for employment in the tourism and food service industry, according to which as the number of workers increases, so do the vacancies, while unemployment benefits cost the state more than social security does for the businesses involved, pointing to widespread insurance violations.

Down the line, however the state will be called upon once more to support pensioners from the sector who didn't have enough insurance to secure a decent pension. Employers will continue to complain that they cannot find workers with suitable qualifications, as they look for "cheap" solutions in third countries, with low wages and in some cases abhorrent living conditions, and workers will still eye working only as long as needed to claim the unemployment benefit.

Despite the 60,000 to 80,000 vacancies, employment has increased in recent years, from...