Citing unemployment, Czech Republic closes doors to Mongolian workers

As of January 1 the Czech Republic
will not allow Mongolian workers into the country. 

Figures from 2007 showed 7,500
Mongolians legally working in the Czech Republic. In 2005 that number
had been 1,900. 

While 12 countries’ workers
will be allowed into the country, including South Korea and Japan, workers
from Mongolia and Vietnam will not be issued work permits. 

Government officials cite the
world financial crisis’ impact on the Czech labor market with far
fewer jobs being available for foreign workers. 

Previously, foreign workers
helped to fill some 150,000 jobs left vacant. However, recent reports
indicate 380,000 Czech citizens are unemployed. 
 

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