When people are needed yesterday, this is the first-choice direction. Geographic proximity, simplified procedures and a similar work culture make it possible to launch the first batch in weeks rather than months.
The East does not compete with Asia on length of stay – it competes on speed. If a plant needs thirty people for a season or a shift closed within a month, no other direction will do it.
The advantage starts with procedure. For some nationalities a declaration entrusting work can be registered at the coordination team within days. That shortens the route from months to weeks and lets you react to orders that appeared this quarter, not in the annual plan.
The second asset is work culture. Industrial realities in Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia and Kazakhstan are close to Ukrainian ones – candidates know shift work, output norms and basic safety rules. Communication is direct: if something is unclear, they ask instead of staying silent. Onboarding takes days, not weeks.
The third is the technical base. Vocational schools and technical colleges across the region train welders, turners, CNC operators, electricians and mechanics. Turkey adds large-scale experience in textiles, furniture and construction.
One limitation is worth knowing: turnover is higher than on Asian directions, because home is a bus ride away rather than a flight across the world. For multi-year staffing we recommend a mix – the East for speed and seasons, Asia for the stable core of the team.
The legal route depends on nationality – some directions only need a declaration, others a verification and approval process and a relocation arrangement.
shortest lead time
declaration or verification and approval
seasonal and production direction
Tbilisi – technical staff
Astana and Almaty
Tashkent – high volume
industry and construction
This is the direction with the smallest cultural gap. The challenge is not communication but retaining a worker whose way home is short and easy.
A worker will say outright that something is unclear, that a machine is faulty or that the roster does not suit them. Feedback reaches the team leader immediately.
For the employer: Use it: ask for improvement ideas on the line – the answers are often very specific.
Output norms, shift work and basic safety rules are known from previous plants. Technical onboarding takes days, not weeks.
For the employer: Shorten the general training and spend the time on your line's specifics and quality.
Trips to family are frequent and switching employer is easy. That is the main reason turnover runs higher here.
For the employer: Agree leave and travel rules upfront – predictability limits unplanned absence.
Ukrainians and Belarusians pick up Ukrainian quickly. Candidates from the Caucasus and Central Asia communicate in Russian, Turkish workers in Turkish with basic English.
For the employer: For mixed groups appoint a team leader who speaks the team's language – that is enough.
The eastern direction is a tool for closing gaps in weeks. The core of a team is built elsewhere – but when a season has to be staffed, nothing replaces it.
The profile includes vocational documents, employment history at named plants and – for technical roles on client request – an optional practical test as a paid add-on.
Regional vocational schools and technical colleges train welders, turners, CNC operators, electricians and mechanics. Diplomas are verified and translated by a sworn translator.
We check the category, international route experience and incident history, then handle licence exchange, code 95 and the driver certification.
Welders produce weld samples, operators demonstrate machine work. The material reaches the candidate profile before the employer decides.
EN ISO 9606-1 exams and UDT certification for forklifts and cranes are usually arranged in the first weeks after arrival.
Sectors we staff with eastern candidates
We match the legal route to nationality and to how quickly you need people on shift.
We agree roles, volume and date, then choose between a declaration and a verification and approval process.
We launch sourcing with partners in Kyiv, Chisinau, Tbilisi, Astana, Tashkent or Istanbul.
A shortlist with verified documents. A practical test is available only as an optional paid add-on on client request. Interviews run with interpreting where needed.
Registering a declaration at the coordination team takes days; a verification and approval process at the verification and approval process 4–8 weeks.
Document assembly and a local partner network appointment – for some nationalities this stage does not apply.
Coach or flight, pickup, housing, starter pack, address registration, bank account and a bank account.
Medicals, safety training, workstation instructions and reviews at 30 and 90 days.
Since June 2025 new rules for employing foreigners apply – most obligations moved to an electronic system and inspections of employment legality are more frequent.
A simplified route for selected nationalities registered at the coordination team. The fastest path to lawful employment.
A verification teamship procedure for the remaining directions and for multi-year employment. It underpins a later onboarding support.
Required for candidates from Georgia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkey unless they hold another the broader region residence title.
We file onboarding supports for residence and work and track deadlines so employment continuity is never broken.
We handle the full employment documentation on our side – from the first application to the formalities after arrival.
Groups arrive by coach or plane and a coordinator meets them on site. Below are frames from arrivals, interviews and first days in Ukraine.
Arrival photosThe Primework Group recruitment team during a project meeting
Coordination and verification team
Warsaw, ul. Fabryczna 18
Interviews with candidates
Selection with the employer
Here the game is not about onboarding but about retention. Below is what in practice keeps people for longer than one season.
We reply within 48 hours with a recommended country, the legal route and a realistic arrival date for the first batch.
