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A survey commissioned by the Equal Opportunities Ombudsman's Office shows that 44 percent of respondents believe that immigrants are taking jobs away from those working in Lithuania. Seven years ago, 37 percent of respondents said the same. Lithuanians also have different views on what kind of work immigrants do – 69 percent of residents would feel comfortable using the services of immigrant doctors, while fewer – 48 percent – would positively assess an immigrant as their direct supervisor. About half of the country's residents also believe that immigrants are a burden on Lithuania's social services system, and a similar number agree that immigrants increase crime in Lithuania. Meanwhile, the head of the Lithuanian Employers' Confederation (LDK) Aurelija Maldutytė believes that Lithuanian business is currently experiencing a severe shortage of workers, and the quotas planned for next year are too small. According to her, the proposed procedure is leading to a "labor famine." Discussing: Aurelija Maldutytė, head of the Lithuanian Employers' Confederation, and former Minister of Social Security and Labour Vytautas Šilinskas.