Labour Minister: 12,600 Ukrainian refugees have found work in Czechia since invasion started

Labour Minister Marian Jurečka announced on Tuesday that 12,600 Ukrainian refugees managed to find employment in the Czech Republic in March. A further 10,000 have registered with the Labour Office, meaning that they are actively looking for work.

Meanwhile, 162,000 refugees have requested the states humanitarian cash allowance of CZK 5,000. Of these, 154,000 requests have been processed, the minister said. There are an estimated 300,000 Ukrainian refugees in the Czech Republic at the moment, most of whom are located in Prague and the Central Bohemian region.

April will see the launch of a language learning system for refugees, which is being organised by the Labour Office in cooperation with the private sector.