Industry leader: Czechia will need to import up to 100,000 workers a year

Czechia will in future need to bring in up to 100,000 workers from other states annually, the president of Czech Confederation of Industry, Jan Rafaj, said in an interview with news outlet Novinky.cz on Monday. Mr. Rafaj said that at present the country “only” requires tens of thousands a year.

The industry chief said that the country had rather neglected the labour shortage issue due to the large number of Ukrainian refugees who came to Czechia and found work. He said if the problem was not addressed the state would be paralysed.

Mr. Rafaj said his organisation was in talks with the government about managed migration from countries such as the Philippines, Indonesia and post-Soviet states.