Analyses by Tomáš Surka on European labour shortages, foreign-worker data and long-term workforce sourcing. Every figure carries a primary source; every piece is dated.
On 14 October 2026 Události, the main evening news of Czech Television, reported on “enormous” demand among Czech employers for workers from the Philippines: the monthly quota of the Qualified Employee programme was exhausted in July, August and September. Tomáš Surka, Managing Partner of Orienta Czech, commented in the report.
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