Bulgarians and Romanians free to work in UK as controls end

Brennan · January 1, 2014

Home Affairs Select Committee chairman Keith Vaz greeted the first flight from Romania as it landed at Luton airport on Wednesday morning.

Romanian Victor Spiersau was aboard and said: "I don't come to rob your country. I come to work and go home."

The UK has not released forecasts of migrant numbers, but campaigners say up to 50,000 people a year could come.
Immigration minister Mark Harper said curbs on access to benefits would ensure those heading to the UK would contribute to the economy.

One of the plane's passengers, Victor Spiersau, was coming to the country for the first time.

The 30-year-old said he already had a car washing job lined up that would earn him 10 euros (£8) an hour - an improvement on the 10 euros a day he received working in the construction industry at home.

"I don't come to rob your country. I come to work and then go home," he said. "Here you pay a lot; in Romania it's very cheap."

Mr Spiersau added: "I don't want to stay here. I want to renovate my home and to make a good life in Romania because it's much easier to live in Romania because it's not expensive."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25549715

That just strikes me as wrong.

Pat's Van · January 1, 2014

not his fault there are no car washes in Romania

dixe · January 1, 2014

No way he's gettin £8 an hour to wash cars

big_daddy · January 1, 2014

Is it that much different to Brits doing contract work in somewhere like Iraq for 3 times the amount they'd get here?

Groucho · January 1, 2014

I've no problem with someone coming to work.

The lad already has a job, I think that's fair enough.

bluejock · January 1, 2014

This will end in someone calling Nik a racist and an EDL member. There's absolutely nothing surer.

I'm out.

Blue Bill · January 1, 2014

surely the daily mail tossers will have something to say about this.

chicoazul · January 1, 2014

Nothing wrong with it. He's coming to work, his country is part of the EU. The Daily Mail have been nothing short of dangerous in their coverage during the build up to this.

I've benefitted from the reciprocal agreement in other EU countries so good luck to him.

Papa Shango · January 1, 2014

We are allowed to go and work there if we want. I dont think its wrong at all.

Allezfan · January 1, 2014

Doesn't benefit our country in any way.

Papa Shango · January 1, 2014

Artetafan said:
Doesn't benefit our country in any way.

Doesnt matter. Its perfectly legal.

Besides there was a Romanian medical bloke on Channel 4 news before who was coming over. That benefits us surely?

Allezfan · January 1, 2014

Papa Shango said:
Doesnt matter. Its perfectly legal.

Well yes. Obviously.

My opinion is that it shouldn't be not that it isn't.

Brennan · January 1, 2014

Papa Shango said:
Doesnt matter. Its perfectly legal.

Besides there was a Romanian medical bloke on Channel 4 news before who was coming over. That benefits us surely?

Just because something is legal doesn't make it right though, does it ?

It's true that our country benefits from the agreement in so far as some of our workers go to other nations, but generally it's more skilled work, not tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands coming over to do menial jobs.

steken1 · January 1, 2014

I wonder what the job markets like in Romania.

I might get over there and see whats what.

rascal · January 1, 2014

I wonder if I pay them £5 to do my housework, will it work out cheaper than a girlfriend? Perhaps if I offer one extra, they'd be willing to work with their norks out?