The Czech Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, in cooperation with the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Interior, are currently preparing a green card project to attract workers from third countries. Work on the project started in spring 2007 and was motivated by the shortage of university graduated experts (technical experts, project engineers, designers or programmers) and other qualified workers (toolmakers, locksmiths, welders, blacksmiths) on the Czech labour market. The lack of a labour force is becoming a serious threat to the economy. (Ref. 080085)
The proposed program builds on a pilot project of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs called “Active Selection of a Qualified Foreign Workforce” which has not fulfilled expectations. It fails to attract as many workers as planned because of its excessive bureaucracy that discourages both potential employers and foreign workers, its complicated visa procedures and the limited number of participant countries (potential workers can be from only 12 selected countries). The green card program
…You are reading this article thanks to your subscription to Mind Retail.
Explore new horizons by checking out our other verticals:
Do you have information to share with us?