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Factsheet for measure CZ-2024-18/3860 – measures in Czechia
| Country | Czechia , applies nationwide |
| Time period | Open ended, started on 01 May 2024 |
| Context | Labour Migration Management |
| Type | Other initiatives or policies |
| Category |
Supporting businesses to stay afloat
– Other |
| Author | Soňa Veverková (Research Institute for Labour and Social Affairs) and Eurofound |
| Measure added | 30 April 2025 (updated 31 July 2025) |
On 1 May 2024, a new service was launched by CzechTrade and the Ministry of Industry and Trade, “Support for Economic Migration”. The main objective of the new service is to help Czech companies secure qualified foreign workers and thus strengthen the competitiveness of the Czech economy. The service is provided in countries targeted by the government’s Qualified Employee Programme.
The main purpose of the service is to find a suitable and reliable partner for Czech companies in the form of a personnel agency or consulting company that will be able to select qualified workers in the given territory according to the specified criteria (workers in the CZ-ISCO category 4–8, e.g. drivers, welders, electricians and electromechanics, assembly workers, etc.) and provide recruitment services. The service can be used to find new employees only in countries targeted by the government's Qualified Employee Program: Philippines, Serbia, Montenegro, India, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Armenia and Ukraine. CzechTrade also has foreign offices in all of the aforementioned countries
The service has not yet been evaluated
| Workers | Businesses | Citizens |
|---|---|---|
|
Migrants or refugees in employment
Workers in essential services |
Sector specific set of companies
Other businesses Contractors of a company |
Does not apply to citizens |
| Actors | Funding |
|---|---|
|
National government
|
National funds
|
Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:
| Trade unions | Employers' organisations | |
|---|---|---|
| Role | No involvement | No involvement |
| Form | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
Social partners are not involved.
Social partners are not involved
This case is not sector-specific.
This case is occupation-specific
| Occupation (ISCO level 2) |
|---|
| Building and related trades workers, excluding electricians |
| Metal, machinery and related trades workers |
| Electrical and electronic trades workers |
| Food processing, wood working, garment and other craft and related trades workers |
| Hospitality, retail and other services managers |
| Stationary plant and machine operators |
| Assemblers |
| Drivers and mobile plant operators |
| Science and engineering professionals |
| Health professionals |
| Cleaners and helpers |
| Food preparation assistants |
Citation
Eurofound (2025), Support for economic migration, measure CZ-2024-18/3860 (measures in Czechia), EU PolicyWatch, Dublin, https://static.eurofound.europa.eu/covid19db/cases/CZ-2024-18_3860.html
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