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Yet, the Mongolians in Blansko often face much more serious challenges than the unfriendliness of the local people. They come here with huge debts. “Most of them sell everything they have, or pawn their flats, only to be able to come here,” says Veronika Zikmundová, an expert on Mongolia at Charles University in Prague. The average salary in Ulaanbaatar is 100 dollars a month, but with unemployment reaching high levels, few people have a permanent job.
Martina Křížková: Good Mongolians
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Institutional Cooperation of State Authorities in the Area of Migration Regulation in the Czech Republic: The Issue of Conflict between Control of Immigration Status and Protection of Economic Rights of Labor Migrants
There has been a tendency in the Czech Republic for greater cooperation among institutions controlling different aspects of labor migration. This has had an affect on the access of migrant workers to equal rights as employees. This article argues that migrant workers can enjoy their economic rights only if certain limits have been set on the cooperation between the Foreigner Police and Labor Offic... >>
21. 7. 10
Calm in front of the Lviv Consulate
This report depicts the situation at the Czech Consulate in Lviv in December 2009. In comparison to the state of affairs in 2007, the Consulate is functioning smoothly: There are no long queues outside the Consulate, the number of applicants is acceptable, and the system for applications works transparently. But what is the cause of this new quiet? >>
8. 6. 10
Between the state and clients – Non-governmental organisations working with refugees and migrants in the Czech Republic
This article focuses on the rarely discussed problematic aspects of the relationship between non-governmental organisations, the state and the clients/foreigners. Its aim is to initiate a critical discussion concerning the role of NGOs in the current system of migration control. Is there a risk of NGOs becoming an extended arm of the state? What consequences are there for the protection of rights ... >>
31. 5. 10
Doing business as labour migrants’ strategy to maintain legal status
The article focuses on labour migrants in the Czech Republic who change the purpose of their stay from employment to doing business. After the economic crisis began, many migrants adopted this strategy in the hope that it would help them solve the problem of legal long-term residence in the Czech Republic. The author describes the underlying reasons and illustrates the current situation of the new... >>
4. 5. 10
Integration in the Czech regions – Regional Integration Centres
The article looks at Foreign Nationals Integration Support Centres which were established in six regions of the Czech Republic in 2009. The Centres are responsible for coordinating the integration at a local level of third-country nationals residing legally in the Czech Republic. Such coordination involves providing various services to this group (language courses, legal counselling, etc.), creati... >>
4. 5. 10
Annual Overview of International Migration in Central and Eastern Europe - 2009
For the fourth time now, MigrationOnline.cz presents brief overviews of developments in the field of migration that have taken place across selected Central and Eastern European states in 2009. Contributions from experts from seven countries help to provide a picture of events in the field of labour migration and asylum in 2009. Each contribution considers the topic of the financial crisis and the... >>
9. 3. 10
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