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Foreign labor trends in Hercegbosanska Canton

Overview

In the Hercegbosanska Canton, employment data indicates a shift in the demographics of foreign labor. In 2025, the region issued 50 work permits, with the majority of workers employed in construction and wood processing. During that year, citizens of Bangladesh constituted the largest group of foreign workers.

By August 2026, trends changed as citizens of Nepal became the primary recipients of new work permits, with most being employed in the meat processing industry. Officials described this shift as part of a “broader phenomenon observed across the European labor market.”

Entities

Nepal · Ministry of Internal Affairs of Republika Srpska · Bangladesh · Banja Luka · Zavod za zapošljavanje Livno

Timeline

  1. [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    Administrative delays in Banja Luka and rising foreign labor in Kragujevac

    Administrative challenges persist in Banja Luka due to a lack of digital data exchange, while Kragujevac sees a rise in foreign workers, primarily from Nepal, India, and Morocco.

  2. [BUSINESS] 6 sources
    Hercegbosanska Canton foreign labor trends shift from Bangladesh to Nepal

    The Employment Office in Livno reports that while Bangladeshi workers dominated foreign labor in Hercegbosanska Canton in 2025, Nepalese citizens have become the primary group in 2026.

Sources

banjaluka.com · beta.rs · pogled.ba · rtv-hb.com · sarajevotimes.com · tomislavcity.com · vecernji.ba · vrisak.info