TALLINN (Sputnik) — The majority of state-owned companies in Estonia are ready to give jobs to refugees, even if they do not speak Estonian, local media reported Wednesday.
Under the new plan of binding quotas, Estonia is due to host 373 refugees.
"The work… can be given to everyone, even now. But above all, job seekers who want to come here to work must comply with all safety and security requirements. I mean biography checks and verification of other documents that are needed to get a job, whether it is a driving license or a permission to stay here," a representative of a large state-owned enterprise, Port of Tallinn, told the Estonian Television (ETV).
Railway company Elron also expressed its willingness to employ refugees. If a job seeker has some skill of Estonian or Russian, they "are likely to cope," company's senior official Mai Vahtrik said.
Tallinn Airport may also give jobs to a dozen of people, member of the company's Management Board Tiit Timberg told the ETV.
Earlier this year, Estonian Economy and Infrastructure Minister Kristen Michal said that the country was facing an acute shortage of specialists. A study by the State Audit Office (SAO) proposed in June that Estonia give more migrants access to its labor market to fill the vacuum.
