Problem
Restrictions on employment of foreigners
Other Names:
Restrictions on foreign workersRestrictions on working abroad
Incidence:
[Former socialist countries] One of the most deeply-rooted characteristics of former socialist states was the closing of state frontiers and the prevention of citizens from maintaining contact with foreign countries. They were prevented especially from travelling to, or working in, capitalist countries. There were, however, experiments in allowing citizens of socialist countries to work in other socialist countries. Polish people living in areas bordering on (then East) Germany and Czechoslovakia were at one time permitted to work in those countries. The largest project of this kind was an agreement between Czechoslovakia and Vietnam for some 26,000 Vietnamese to work in Czechoslovakia.
Broader Problems:
Travel restrictionsRestrictions on freedom of movement among countries Narrower Problems:
Refusal of work permitsRefusal of entry to foreign workers' familiesRefusal to issue travel documents, passports, visasDiscrimination in employment against immigrant workers Related Problems:
Migrant labour Aggravates:
Uncontrolled immigrationDepopulation Strategies:
Restricting employment of foreigners Subject(s):
Social Activity → EmploymentSocial Activity → Workers
Societal Problems → Restrictions
Society → Foreign
Society → Foreigners
Society → Overseas
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST