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TITLE OF PRODUCT:

Guest workers in a black hole. The fate of guest workers who lost their job

NAME OF AUTHOR(S):

Martina Krizkova

PLACE AND DATE OG PUBBLICATION:

2009, Prague

TYPE OF PRODUCT:

Article, Web Article

LANGUAGE/S OF PRODUCT:

English

DESCRIPTION OF CONTENTS:

The article informs about the fate of guest workers who lost their job because of financial crisis that affected Chech economy same as many other world and european countries. The author informs about very difficult situation of people who migrated to Czech republic from Mongolia and Viet-nam and now are jobless. Their situation is almnost hopeless and informs about their vulnerability to the various job agencies even the state system.

COMMENTS ON THIS DOCUMENT:

The article brings very actual information about the situation of hundreds guest workers from Mongolia who remained in difficult situation because of unemployment and with a difficult perspective to stay. The authors notes that still more foreign economical migrants are entering Czech republic without jobs secured. That makes their status rather problematic. Instead of restrictions Czech authorities should improve the working conditions of foreign workers in the Czech Republic. If they were not threatened by illegality and massive debts, they might willingly leave Czech republic or save for periods of unemployment.

WEBSITE OF THE PRODUCT:

www.migrationonline.cz

NAME OF COMPILER:

Milan Pukancik

NAME OF INSTITUTION:

Transfer



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