Czech Republic looks to recruit Vietnamese workers
The Czech Republic needs to attract foreign workers, including those from Vietnam and the Philippines, said Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Marian Jurecka.
The first meeting of the Czech Government’s Committee on Strategic Investments on July 18. (Photo: VNA)
Prague (VNA) – The Czech Republic needs to attractforeign workers, including those from Vietnam and the Philippines, said Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Marian Jurečka.
The Czech Government’s Committee on Strategic Investmentsheld its first meeting on July 18, with a focus on the development of transportinfrastructure and the settlement of labour shortages.
Addressing a press conference after the meeting, Jurečka saidthat labour shortages will hamper the country’s growth capability, so the government should attract capable foreign workers to supply for localcompanies.
He held that the Czech Republic should attract workers from countriesthat are culturally close to it in an effective, safe and swift manner. Aside fromcooperating with traditional partners in Eastern Europe, it should also enhancelabour partnerships with others such as Vietnam and the Philippines.
In early June, the Czech Government issued a plan to increasethe recruitment quota for foreign workers.
According to the regulation adjusted by the Czech Governmentin October 2022, four embassies of the Czech Republic in Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia, are granted foreign workerrecruitment quotas. Among them, the embassy in the Philippines is granted aquota of 2,500, Thailand 280, Vietnam 200, and Indonesia 130./.
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The first meeting of the Czech Government’s Committee on Strategic Investments on July 18. (Photo: VNA) 
