Czech Republic to recruit Vietnamese workers
VOV.VN - The Czech Republic wants to attract foreign workers, including those from Vietnam and the Philippines, to address its labour shortages, said Czech Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Marian Jurecka.
The lack of labour forces limits the possibility of the Czech Republic’s economic growth, and if approximately 200,000 jobs are added, the State budget will get an additional CKZ40 billion, said Jurecka at a press briefing after the first meeting of the Government Committee for Strategic Investments in Prague on July 18.
According to the labour minister, the Government needs to bring qualified foreign workers to the Czech Republic to fill the vacancies.
“We need to efficiently, safely and quickly recruit people from countries that are close to us in terms of culture and values,” said Jurecka, referring to countries the Czech Republic has traditional cooperation with like Vietnam and the Philippines.
In early June, the Czech government planned to increase the quota for recruiting foreign workers. In its October 2022 plan, the Government granted quotas to four Czech embassies in Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia to recruit foreign workers. The number of permits for the Czech Embassy in Hanoi was 200 under the Key and Scientific Personnel programme.