Labour Migration

Recently the Czech Republic has become a popular destination country for many labour migrants. As a result, like that of many other countries, the labour market in the Czech Republic has experienced problems with the marginalization and exclusion of some migrant groups. At the same time, access to the labour market has a strong impact on the level of integration of immigrants who settle in the country permanently and also on the second and later generations of these migrants.

The world economic crisis, which broke out in the year 2008, has introduced significant changes to the issue of labour migration. The crisis of the world economic system has caused shifts in the migration policies of nation-states as well as in the strategies of labour migrants.

The theme was created under the project „Bringing Awareness of Development Issues into Regions“ which is co-financed by the European Union. The project is implemented by Caritas Czech Republic. The articles about this topic were also created with the support of Open Society Fund.

Articles

Report from a public debate. Inspecting the work of migrants in the Czech Republic: a focus on forest workers
30. 12. 11 | Marie Jelínková

Immigrant Workers under the US Labor Law Enforcement
15. 12. 11 | Joanna Drozdz

Romanian workers in the Czech forestry sector: a follow up
25. 10. 11 | Simina Guga

An Interview with Silviu Taras, the deputy mayor of Romanian town Chichis
24. 10. 11 | Ryan Scott

A call against the abuse of migrant forest workers in Czech Forests
18. 10. 11

Labour Migration and the systems of social protection: Recommendations for policy makers
29. 7. 11 | Jakob Hurrle

Labour migration and the systems of social protection: Country report Poland
19. 7. 11 | Bartlomiej Walczak

Crisis of Migrant Employment in Germany: Country report Germany
14. 7. 11 | Björn Jungius

Labour migration and the systems of social protection: Country report Belgium
4. 7. 11 | Massimo Bartolini

Labour migration and the systems of social protection: Country report Sweden
28. 6. 11 | Miguel Benito

Hierarchies of Vulnerability: Country report United Kingdom
21. 6. 11 | Ian Cook

Visa formalities and beyond: monitoring the situation at the Czech Consulate in Lviv
3. 6. 11 | Oresta Ochorcak

Romanian, Hungarian and Slovak Workers Recruited for a New Season in Czech Forests
24. 5. 11

Czech Embassy in Hanoi, Part 2 – Peace and Quiet
13. 5. 11 | Tereza Kušniráková, Barbora Jirková

Czech Protesters March against Exploitation of Migrant Workers in State Forestry
7. 4. 11

Labor exploitation of Romanian workers in the Czech forestry business
22. 3. 11 | Simina Guga

Our goal is to reduce the cost of remittances to the minimum, make the system smooth, efficient, reliable and less costly for the migrants. Interview with Carlo Corazza from the World Bank
16. 2. 11 | Lucie Trlifajová

The current situation of migrants in the Pilsen Region
13. 1. 11 | Marie Jelínková, Martina Hánová

Everyday Interactions between Policemen and Labor Migrants in Russia: The Results of the Participant Observation in Kazan, the Republic of Tatarstan
30. 9. 10 | Ekaterina Khodzhaeva

Lithuania as a new country of immigration
24. 8. 10 | Ana Klementjeviene

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
21. 7. 10 | Marek Čaněk

Calm in front of the Lviv Consulate
8. 6. 10 | Lucie Trlifajová

Doing business as labour migrants’ strategy to maintain legal status
4. 5. 10 | Milan Daniel

Annual Overview of International Migration in Central and Eastern Europe - 2009
9. 3. 10

Circular Migration and Development: An Asia-Pacific Perspective
22. 9. 09 | Graeme Hugo

Study: Remittance Flows from the Czech Republic and their Development Impact
23. 6. 09 | Tereza Rejšková, Robert Stojanov, Pavlína Šolcová, Blanka Tollarová

The Global Forum on Migration and Development: Critical Overview through a Case-study of the Phillipines
15. 5. 09 | Robyn Magalit Rodriguez

Annual Overview of International Migration in Central and Eastern Europe - 2008
20. 4. 09

Interviews

Labour Market Implications of Migration. An interview with Eamonn Davern
2. 12. 11 | Tereza Blahoutová

“Urban inhabitants fill in their documents themselves and ask for our assistance in case of a real problem.” Interview with the “consultant” in front of the Czech Consulate in Lviv
22. 3. 11 | Oresta Ochorcak

Paving the road for international discussions on migration – Global Forum on Migration and Development. An interview with Stefan Rother
13. 1. 11 | Tereza Rejšková

Migration potential survey: a research method born out of fear. An interview with Professor Endre Sik, professor at the ELTE University and a senior researcher at TARKI Social Research Institute
31. 8. 10 | Tereza Rejšková

“Each time you take a tram in Vilnius, you hear people speaking about migration.” An interview with Daiva Tereshchenko, a Lithuanian researcher focusing on the Lithuanian
4. 8. 10 | Lucie Trlifajová

“My agency had an agreement with the embassy, and so we didn’t have to wait in the line.” An Interview with Ariunaa, a Mongolian seeking work in the Czech Republic.
28. 12. 09 | Petra Klupková

„We were upset that no one from the Vietnamese community spoke out.” An interview with Hien Tran Thu
5. 5. 09 | Tereza Rejšková

“The Mongolian community in the Czech Republic cannot be stable and develop itself due to the permanent uncertainty of its members with the visas.“ Interview with Ariunjurgal Dashnyam, the director of the Czech-Mongolian Society
3. 4. 09 | Tereza Rejšková

“We’ve been dealing with an enormous interest in Czech visas.” An interview with Jaroslav Bašta, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
1. 11. 07 | Marek Canek

Reviews

A review of Migrants and Markets: Perspectives from Economics and the Other Social Sciences, eds. Holger Kolb & Henrik Egbert
9. 3. 09 | Ceri Hughes

Review of Phillipe Legrain’s “Immigrants: Your Country Needs Them”
15. 12. 08 | Daniela Prusina

Research reports and studies

Labor Standards Enforcement and Low-Wage Immigrants: Creating an Effective Enforcement System
21. 12. 11

Fomacs Retrospective - The Story So Far
11. 11. 11

Pitfalls of (Un)Employment of Foreigners in the Czech Republic
3. 5. 11

Migration and the Economic Crisis: Implications for Policy in the European Union
28. 6. 10