Thousands of skilled workers leave Bosnia amid a worsening brain drain problem
In this photo taken Tuesday Feb. 6, 2018, Bosnian people attend a German language class in Kalesija, Bosnia.
Bosnia and Herzegovina suffers from migration and brain drain with around 40,000 people leaving the country last year in search of a better life. "Those leaving, are leaving due to uncertainty, security. Firstly, the political factor. It's not economic factors, purely political," said Merhunisa Zukic, director of the Union for Sustainable Return and Integration.
"People are tired of promises and laws which in no certain way contribute to ease regulations to becoming independent or a business entrepreneur," she said. With rising youth unemployment, low wages, corruption and lack of job opportunities, the government is failing to convince tens of thousands of workers to stay.
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