Ukrajinská migrace do České republiky a její proměny v období epidemie COVID-19 ****************************************************************************************** * Luděk Jirka ****************************************************************************************** Ukrainian Migration to the Czech Republic and its Changes during the COVID-19 Epidemic Abstract After 1993, the Czech Republic became the target of Ukrainian migrants thanks to its econo The migration policy was then set in 2004 and this new political action made Ukrainian mig controlled and vulnerable. At the same time, non-qualified or low-qualified migrants becam important workforce. After the economic crisis in 2008, the Czech Republic aspired to rece qualified (and low-qualified “important”) migrants, and no suitable dispositions were crea nonqualified migrants. Following this trend, mobility was hindered overall by the epidemic in 2020. In accordance with this situation, a new restrictionist policy was introduced by government; however, it did not have an impact on “lowering” immigration. The epidemic of triggered “changes” for Ukrainian migrants on the job market, and this became an opportuni qualified migrants. Keywords: Ukrainian migration; COVID-19; labour migration; Czech Republic Luděk Jirka [ URL "LM-199.html "] Download PDF [ URL "LM-1202-version1-jirka.pdf"]