Immigrants' irregular economic activities in the Czech Republic (a multi-approach study)

This article presents selected results of a research project on irregular migration and migrants' irregular economic activities in the Czech Republic. The project explored several topics through quantitative as well as qualitative research techniques: a questionnaire survey (N=159) and intervie...

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Published in:Transfer (Brussels, Belgium) Belgium), 2008-11, Vol.14 (4), p.639-652
Main Authors: Drbohlav, Dušan, Dzúrová, Dagmar, Čermák, Zdeněk, Janská, Eva, Čermáková, Dita, Medová, Lenka
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Czech Republic
Illegal immigrants
Labour migration
Migrants
Migration
Qualitative analysis
Quantitative analysis
Working conditions
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Summary:This article presents selected results of a research project on irregular migration and migrants' irregular economic activities in the Czech Republic. The project explored several topics through quantitative as well as qualitative research techniques: a questionnaire survey (N=159) and interviews (N=37) with irregular migrants living in the Czech Republic and a Delphi survey among experts on migration. The article describes and explains the nature of migrants' irregular economic activities. It also provides a quantitative analysis of migrants' selected characteristics followed by a description and typology of relations within the so-called ‘client’ system.
ISSN:1024-2589
1996-7284
DOI:10.1177/102425890801400409