Chairman of the Czech-Vietnam Association Marcel Winter at a press conference on foreign workers in the Czech Republic (Photo: VNA)Prague (VNA) – Chairman of the Czech-VietnamAssociation Marcel Winter has vehemently condemned a Czech official forslandering the Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic.
On the association’s website and in letters sentto Czech newspapers on December 4, Winter refuted biased views of JosefStredula, President of the Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions(CMKOS), who told CT24 TV Channel that Vietnamese people who came to work inthe Czech Republic from 2007-2009 were involved in illegal activities.
Winter also pointed out the unfounded evidence inStredula’s statements that said those people harmed the Czech Republic’sinterests.
He stressed that the CMKOS President’s opinionsslandered and offended more than 15,000 Vietnamese people legally living and workingin the Czech Republic during that period.
Additionally, Stredula’s viewpoint may also hurtthe Czech Republic’s economy since it can hamper the admission of foreignworkers into this country, leading to a manpower shortage in local businesses,he added.
According to Winter, many Vietnamese peopleworking overseas have affirmed their role in famous universities in the US,Europe, Japan and the Republic of Korea, or even at the US’s NationalAeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Industrious and skillfulVietnamese workers are always respected at their workplaces, including factoriesin the Czech Republic.
He emphasised his viewpoint of protecting thehonour of Vietnamese workers, as well as Vietnamese people in the CzechRepublic, adding that CMKOS President Stredula must apologise the Vietnamesepeople and Government for those distortions.
Winter told Vietnam News Agency correspondents thatthe Czech Republic’s labour market lacks about 140,000 workers, and this hasseriously affected production activities. Czech factories need skillfulVietnamese workers.-VNA
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