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• Turkish construction company looks for construction professionals with mandatory Turkish language proficiency to build an object in Latvia
• Islamic religious communities in Latvia include 300 members

Latvijas Avize reports that a Turkish construction company which won a tender to build an object in Latvia which belongs to the national energy company Latvenergo registered 73 vacancies for construction professionals at the State Employment Agency. Job requirements provided by the company include mandatory proficiency in Turkish language. Representatives of the Latvian Builders Association and the Ministry of Economics criticize such requirement because it discriminates against local construction professionals who will not be able to apply for the vacancies.

According to official statistics of the Religious and Social Affairs Department of the Ministry of Justice, Islamic religious communities in Latvia include 300 members and there is no tendency for their increase.

According to official statistics of the Religious and Social Affairs Department of the Ministry of Justice, Islamic religious communities in Latvia include 300 members and there is no tendency for their increase. Chas also notes that according to representatives Muslim communities there are about 10,000 Muslims in Latvia. Chas