An unexpected ethical issue arose when Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria joined to European Union (EU.) The start of the free movement of workers across the EU meant that workers from these countries could effectively undercut the domestic workforce. Western in Eastern Europe were considerably lower than its Western counterpart, but recruitment agencies actively hired to help business drive down their salary and wage bills. With unemployment being relatively high in France, the United Kingdom, and Spain, for example, recruiters offered high-quality workers a fraction of the domestic rates. Locals were being priced out of the job market.
5-11. Do you think the Eastern Europeans were being exploited by the recruitment agencies?
5-12. Should a country ever adopt a "locals first" policy in terms of employment opportunity? Does legal migration only imply flooding lucrative job markets?