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"78,000 freed from slavery," announces Evenimentul Zilei, quoting Prime Minister Emil Boc. According to Boc, the country’s new Labour Code which came into force on 1st May has already wrought major changes in the lives of undeclared workers. "[The] bosses were obliged to sign contracts with these Romanians in just four days," explains Boc in the columns of the newspaper. The daily notes that under the terms of the new law, employers who make use of undeclared labour could face jail time.
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