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- Signing bonus:<\/strong> \u20ac1,500 (R29,100)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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- Airfare: <\/strong>covered<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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- Housing: <\/strong>three months rent covered, with some offering \u20ac375 (R7,280) a month housing allowance for up to three years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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- Food:<\/strong> Lunch allowance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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- Family:<\/strong> after a year, the family will be relocated with employment found for the spouse.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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- Visa:<\/strong> costs covered by the company.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
The most in-demand roles in these two countries include IT specialists, engineers, skilled tradespeople such as electricians and HVAC technicians, plant managers, and aircraft mechanics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThese are core roles that keep factories, plants, and infrastructure running. Without them, production slows\u2014so the urgency to hire is extremely high,\u201d said Avramis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He added that one major Belgian industrial company has already visited South Africa twice in 2025 and has two more recruitment trips planned for July and November. The company alone is expected to hire around 40 South African workers this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is no longer exploratory recruitment\u2014this is structured, ongoing hiring. Europe is building long-term pipelines from South Africa,” said Avramis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As of the end of 2025, Avramis added that Germany is home to more than 20,000 South Africans, and Belgium has over 4,000. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Antwerp, the second-largest city in Belgium<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n Paul Byrne, Head of Insights at Pnet, agreed with Avramis and noted that international companies are increasingly targeting skilled South Africans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In an interview on The Money Show<\/a>, Byrne said analysis of Pnet\u2019s data over the past five years shows a notable increase in overseas companies advertising jobs specifically to South Africans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He noted that international job advertisements on the platform increased from 1.6% of Pnet\u2019s total South African job base in 2021 to 2.2% in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNow that might not sound like a massive increase, but if you look at the real volume, that translates to about 38% increase in the volume of job ads that have been advertised to target our South African talent,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Byrne, foreign employers are drawn to South Africans for several reasons, including cost competitiveness, strong technical skills, and the ability to work across diverse environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the same time, Byrne stressed that South Africa continues to produce highly skilled professionals in critical sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe know that we\u2019ve got a skilled workforce. We develop highly skilled talent in fields such as engineering, IT, and finance. And that\u2019s deeply sought after overseas at the moment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apart from technical expertise, Byrne said international companies also value the adaptability and experience South Africans bring to multinational workplaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got deep experience here in South Africa, have been used to working across quite diverse industries and multilingual cross-cultural environments,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere\u2019s no doubt that the big corporations looking for our type of talent see that as a major benefit to recruiting our staff.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nPhotos of parts of Belgium<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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- Visa:<\/strong> costs covered by the company.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Family:<\/strong> after a year, the family will be relocated with employment found for the spouse.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Food:<\/strong> Lunch allowance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Housing: <\/strong>three months rent covered, with some offering \u20ac375 (R7,280) a month housing allowance for up to three years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Airfare: <\/strong>covered<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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