Abstrakt
This research report analyses individual experinces of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers with labour market integration in the Czech Republic. The key integration issues in the Czech Republic are related to the provision of administration and language services, public discourse, education and the development of working skills, the continuity between labour market integration and broader societal integration, and, finally, the dark sides of employment.
To learn to what extent the knowledge gained so far is reflected in the individual experiences of migrant workers and refugees, these six dimensions were translated into a set of questions which stood as the basis for the conducted interviews. The participants were asked to reflect on their experiences in their workplace as well as with authorities, NGO representatives, or health care service providers.
Furthermore, they share their experiences on how these interactions affected and changed them over time. In total, 14 interviews were conducted (seven women and seven men), out of which three participants were asylum seekers (one from Venezuela, one from Syria, and one from Russia); the rest are generally referred to as economic migrants.
Among the latter, four were from Moldova (two Russian speakers and two Romanian speakers), four were from Ukraine, one from Russia, one from Colombia, and one from Venezuela. In terms of participants' nationality, it is important to mention that two of the interviewed participants had double citizenship (Venezuelan-Spanish and Moldovan-Bulgarian).