Migration in Central and Eastern Europe
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic remains an important country of immigration, although the immigration flows fell sharply in the context of the economic crisis. The main purposes of immigration are family reunification, employment and education. According to official statistics, the total number of immigrants holding a residence permit slightly increased in 2011 to about 434 000, which represented around 4 % of the total population. The major immigrant communities are Ukrainian, Slovak, Vietnamese and Russian. In 2011, the government adopted the Updated Policy for Integration of Immigrants and in 2012 the Procedure of Implementation of the Updated Policy for Integration of Immigrants (Czech only). In terms of legislation, in 2012 the government approved much debated legislative intent of the new legal regulation (Czech only) of entry and residence of foreign citizens in the Czech Republic.
Czech Republic: Workshop on Class and nationalism in Central Europe and Beyond
Partner: The Multicultural Centre Prague
Location: Tranzitdisplay Gallery, Prague
Date: 16 July 2016
Number of participants: 30
Czech Republic: Exploitation of migrant workers in neoliberal economies in Europe and the world
Location: Café Potrvá, Prague
Date: 18 July 2016
Number of participants: 24
Italy: Roundtable with trade unionists
Adl-Cobas Rimini and the Association Rumori Sinistri proposed to the LABCIT partner to cooperate with the goal to create a transnational network with Romanian NGOs aimed at 1. spreading information on labour rights in Italy among Romanian workers who live in Romania and want to migrate to Italy to work in the hospitality industry, and 2. supporting returnees who want to claim their rights ...
Czech Republic: The nonpayment of wages, working without a job contract, social isolation – this is the reality of EU citizens working in the Czech Republic. How to face it?
Partner: Multicultural center Prague
Location: Ministry of Labour, Prague
Date: 20 June 2016
Number of Participants: 50
Czech Republic: The role of trade unions in the protection of rights of migrant workers: limits and perspectives
Partner: Multicultural Center Prague
Location: Trade Union Main Bulding
Date: 23 May 2016
Number of Participants: 30
