Albania is seeing a shift in its workforce, particularly in tourism and construction, as foreign workers increasingly replace Albanian emigrants.

In Vlora alone, over 2,000 foreign employees now work in the tourism sector, with the total number of foreign workers across the country expected to reach 50,000 this summer. Many of these workers come from Asia and South Asia.

This change comes as Albania continues to experience high emigration rates. In the last 13 years, around 430,000 Albanians have left the country, creating labor shortages that businesses are now filling with foreign employees.