Vietnamese people in the Czech Republic

The Vietnamese in the Czech Republic form by the Ukrainians and Slovaks the third largest national minority in the Czech Republic. According to official statistics Vietnamese citizens have a population share of 0.54 percent, or 56,000 people. It is believed that unofficially stop significantly more Vietnamese in the Czech Republic. An estimate of ARTE speaks of about 200,000 Vietnamese. The Vietnamese community is not seen as an isolated group, but among other things, closely linked by intra-European migration with the communities in Germany and Poland.

History

Various agreements between Czechoslovakia and Vietnam cooperation between the two countries was agreed in the 1950s. Part of it was that some, mainly male, Vietnamese could come as workers, apprentices and students in Czechoslovakia. In particular, in the 1970 and 1980 years Anwerbebemühungen for workers have been strengthened. With the establishment of workers of the Vietnamese state beglich partially his debts. An integration of this group, however, was expressly not desired, which is why the Vietnamese community tend to be completed in the Czech Republic to the outside. With the political and economic upheaval in 1989 these relations were interrupted, and the status of the group was uncertain. In the following years many had to leave the country or acquire another residence permit, which also led to increased family reunification. Despite the uncertainties, many Vietnamese came at this time from the former East Germany to the Czech Republic, which should leave Germany. Meanwhile, also lives a generation Vietnamese who is born there, grew up and went to school in the Czech Republic. But to date, continuously pull new Vietnamese to Czech Republic, however, the need to absorb large debt now to be taught there.

Economy

Many Vietnamese are in wholesale and retail trade, catering and simple service businesses such as hair salons and nail salons busy, most of which are also in Vietnamese hands. There exist in the Czech Republic partly very independent retail chains, as exist, for example in the business and cultural Sapa in Prague a few wholesale stores, many of which are Vietnamese small businesses get their goods. The Vietnamese retail stores are almost represented throughout the Czech Republic and offer some structurally weak rural areas of a retail base supply.

Discrimination

Vietnamese are often victims of xenophobic utterances. Allegations are, for example, lack of adaptation, economic displacement and the local distributing counterfeit goods. The latent hostility manifests itself regularly in the political operation. So no compromise on residency and citizenship laws are generally made ​​.