Development of the labour migration in the Czech Republic

Number:

DC5/2011

RILSA Principal investigator:

Mgr. Milada Horáková

Grant provider:

Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic

Recipient:

Research Institute for Labour and Social Affairs (RILSA)

Project start:

1993

Project end:

2011

Description:

The publication on development of labour migration in the Czech Republic aims at presenting in a simple and summary form the actual information on foreign migration related to labour market developments in the Czech Republic. The publication is based on source data supplied by the Police of the Czech Republic, and other Czech Republic ministries, i.e. Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Czech Statistical Office. The study is a regular part of the activities of the RILSA Prague. Research activities in the area can be traced back here since 1991. The part of the projekct is the Bulletin. The Bulletin contains up-to-date data and available time series on basic forms of the international labour migration into the Czech Republic (foreigners with work permits in the CR, Slovak citizens registered as employees by Labour offices, and foreigners with trade licenses) in breakdown to region, district and citizenship, as well as calculations of shares of basic forms of labour migration on labour force of the CR. Data on labour migration into the CR are amended in available time series for statistical data on number of foreigners with long-term and permanent residence permits in breakdown to country of origin of foreigners. Up-to-date data on economic activities of foreigners are related to numbers of residence permits issued to foreigners in breakdown to CR districts and country of origin of foreigners. The issue also contains available statistical data on labour migration of the Czech citizens to Slovakia and Germany. New tables contains data on foreigners working and living in the CR by gender.