The debate "Inspecting the work of migrants in the Czech Republic: a focus on forest workers" took place on January 30 2011 in the United Nations Information Centre in Prague. For the hundreds of foreign workers exploited in the Czech forests (so-called "stromkaři" or "forest workers"), the conference concluded with a nearly hopeless feeling. Law enforcement officials are not advancing this c... >>

The article begins with a brief description of the US labor laws and operative agencies behind them. It examines how and to what degree the US labor protections and standards apply to both authorized and unauthorized employees. Moreover, the piece outlines separation of immigration and labor laws between two federal agencies described below. Arguably, this decentralization of power has paved a way... >>

This article comes as a continuation of a previous text, published in March 2011, describing the situation of some Romanian workers who were exploited in the Czech forestry business during the first half of 2010. This article is based on a series of interviews conducted in Roman... >>

Silviu Taras, the mayor of Romanian town Chichis, describes how local Romanian people perceive the case of forest workers who have been misled and taken advantage of in the Czech Republic. >>

Multicultural Center Prague is supporting the Campaign for Treeworkers run by Initiative for labour migrants' rights and Initiative No racism!. Since 7 October, 2011 you can find on the campign's website text of the appeal against the abuse of migrant forest workers in Czech forests, addressed to to the LESS Inc. holding. Zou can support hundreds of migrant forest workers exploited in the Czech Re... >>

Third research report, created as a part of the partnership project of Multicultural Centre Prague "Promoting Sustainable Policies for Integration", was written by Yana Leontiyeva. The report examines the impact of specific policies on the integration of migrants and outlines the general character of labour migration from non-EU countries to the Czech Republic. The author comes to the conclusion t... >>