Romania: Mama cleans in the West
May 13, 2013![Das Bild wurde von DW-Mitarbeiter Cristian Stefanescu in Stejaris/ Rumänien aufgenommen und kann von der DW uneingeschränkt verwendet werden. Zulieferer: Dana Alexandra Scherle Zu sehen sind Kinder auf dem Weg zur Schule im Dorf Stejaris.](https://static.dw.com/image/16653473_800.webp)
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Children's welfare organization UNICEF estimates that some 350-thousand of these "orphans" have parents working in Western Europe. Most of these parents work -- legally or illegally -- as nannies, cleaning ladies or farm labourers. For years seasonal workers, in particular, have been travelling to Western European countries like Germany, Italy and Spain where cheap labour is in demand. Some don't ever return to their children in Romania.