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Szegedist
04-24-2013, 05:12 PM
Orbán urges greater respect for manual labor as Hungary transforms economy

Developing a labour-based economy will be key to boosting living standards in the country, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Wednesday.

Vocational training needs to be adjusted to the demands of the economy, respect for manual labour restored and the education system needs to become more transparent and standardised, Orban told an event opening the finals of a vocational student competition.

He said it has been commonly understood that the usefulness of good vocational training can match that of a university degree.

“Now we also realise that this can be true even the other way round: not all degrees are worth as much as a good vocational skill,” he added.

“Europe, as it is trying to recover from the economic crisis, must face the old truth that we won’t be able to come out of the doldrums without creating real value,” Orban said.

The current competition also sends the message that it is wrong to think only those will succeed today who “can produce significant profits in dubious business operations with the least amount of actual work.”

Hungarians have proven that they possess good professional skills and are hard-working. If this were not the case, companies such as Mercedes, Audi or Lego would not have invested here, Orban said.

Laszlo Parragh, head of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry welcomed the nearly 200 students from 110 schools who participated at the competition.

http://www.politics.hu/20130424/orban-urges-greater-respect-for-manual-labor-as-hungary-transforms-economy/

Baluarte
04-24-2013, 05:18 PM
At this rate...I'll start considering the idea of learning Hungarian and moving there :D

Szegedist
04-24-2013, 05:20 PM
"The current competition also sends the message that it is wrong to think only those will succeed today who “can produce significant profits in dubious business operations with the least amount of actual work.”

That is absolutely true.