Some 120,400 Ukrainian refugees have found jobs in Czechia

Some 120,400 refugees from Ukraine with humanitarian visas and labour permits have found jobs in Czechia, the head of the Labour Office Viktor Najmon said on Wednesday.

Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, roughly 478, 800 refugees have registered themselves with the Czech foreign police and the Interior Ministry has issued some 429,800 year-long humanitarian visas.

About 35 percent of the refugees are children and young people under 18. Of the adults, 72 percent are women and more than five percent are over 65.