Migration governance in Slovakia during the COVID-19 crisis

Andrej Přívara and Eva Rievajová
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Andrej Přívara: University of Economics in Bratislava, Slovakia.
Eva Rievajová: University of Economics in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Migration Letters, 2021, vol. 18, issue 3, 331-338

Abstract: Foreign-born population in Slovakia has been growing steadily over recent years. Since 2018, foreigners from the so-called third countries have become dominant within the immigrant population. The migration crisis due to the Pandemic seems not affected the patterns of migration to Slovakia. We would argue that the need in Slovakia‘s domestic labour market affected immigration flows more than anything else. Before the outbreak of the COVID-19 Pandemic, due to emigration flows, there was a shortage of labour in the country. However, as a result of the restrictive measures taken by the government in response to the Pandemic, changes are taking place, which also has an impact on the employment of foreigners. During the Pandemic, several laws regulating the legal status of foreigners in the Slovak Republic have been amended. This article focuses on the legislative developments in shaping the Slovak migration policy in the near future.

Keywords: COVID-19; emigration; labour market; Slovakia; unemployment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.33182/ml.v18i3.1469

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